User:Redtiger13/Pinch Grip Test
Pinch Grip Test
Purpose
[edit]The purpose of this special test is to test whether or not the anterior interosseous nerve has been compromised.
Procedure
[edit]Patient Position
[edit]Athlete is sitting or standing.
Position of Examiner
[edit]Standing next to the athlete.
Evaluative Procedure
[edit]Athlete pinches the index finger and thumb together.
Mechanism
[edit]The anterior interosseous nerve is a branch of C7-8, T1 (median nerve) that innervates the pronator quadratus, flexor pollicis longus, and the first and second components of the flexor digitorum profundus.
Results
[edit]Positive Test: If the athlete can't touch the tips of the fingers or the pads of the fingers together. Implications: Disease of the anterior interosseous nerve between the two heads of the pronator muscle of the forearm.
Adverse Effects
[edit]There are no known adverse side effects of this test.
History
[edit]The pinch grip test was and is still used to measure the amount of progress after a carpel tunnel surgery. It was used frequently because it can be easily tested without using any tools, just the patient.
References
[edit]"Special Tests." Minnesota State University Mankato. 22 Feb. 2010. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. <http://ahn.mnsu.edu/athletictraining/spata/elbowmodule/specialtests.html>.
Konin, Jeff G. "Section 4." Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination. Thorofare, NY: SLACK, 2006. Print.