Grips of hand

• •Cylindrical grip
• •Cylindrical grip variation
• •Spherical grip
• •Hook grip

• •Pad-to-pad grip
• •Three-jaw chuck grip
• •Tip-to-tip
• •Pad-to-side grip
• •Side-to-side grip
• •Lumbricalgrip = Plate grip

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• •All fingers flexed around the object
• •Thumb and fingers in opposite direction •Examples:
• •Holding a hammer'
• •Holding a racquet
• •Holding a wheelbarrow

• •Variation, of cylindrical grasp
• •5th finger flexed the most
• •2nd finger partly flexed
• •Allows a more forceful but more controlled used of a tool
• •Example:  Holding a golf club

• •All fingers and thumb adducted around an object
• •Fingers spread apart
• •Palm is often not involved
• •Example:
• •Holding an apple or doorknob
• •Picking up a glass by its top

• •2nd through 5th fingers flexed around an object in a hook like manner
• •MCPs are extended
• •PIPs & DIPs in some degree of flexion
• •Thumb is not usually involved
• •Only power grip possible if a person has a median nerve injury
• •Example:
• • Holding onto handle like a suitcase, wagon, or bucket

•Bringing the pads of the finger(s) and thumb together

•Thumb and one finger together • Usually the index finger • Metacarpophalangeal (MCP)and proximal interphalangeal(PIP) joints of the finger(s) are usually flexed

• •Involves the thumb and two fingers
• •Usually the index and middle fingers
• •Similar to power drill –
• •three “jaws” pinching on a drill bit
• •Example: •Holding a pen or pencil dynamic tripod grasp

• •Involves bringing the tip of the thumb up against the tip of another digit
• •Usually the index finger
• •To pick up a small object
• • i.e. coin, pin
• •Difficult with long fingernails
• •Similar to pad-to-pad

• • The pad of the extended thumb pressing an object against the radial side of the index finger
• • Strong grip, but allows less fine movements than the other two types
• • Example:  Holding a key

• •Requires adduction of two fingers
• • Usually the index or middle fingers
• •Weak grip '
• •Does not require much precision
• •Can be used in the absence of the thumb •Example:
• • Holding a cigarette or pencil

•Thumb opposes the fingers to hold an object horizontally

•Used when something needs to be kept horizontal such as a plate or tray

•Metacarpophalangeal (MCPs) flexed

•Proximal interphalangeal(PIPs) joints and distal interphalangeal(DIPs) joints extended

•Uses lumbricalmuscles