TY  - JOUR
A1  - Voigt, Andrea
A1  - Scheffler, Christiane
T1  - Manual abilities of the elderly - handgrip strength, finger and thumb push strength and opening strength in age comparison
JF  - Journal of biological and clinical anthropology : Anthropologischer Anzeiger ; Mitteilungsorgan der Gesellschaft für Anthropologie
N2  - The purpose of this paper is to display the static strength capacities of healthy adults in different age categories. A total of 279 healthy German adults at the ages of 20 to 29 years, 50 to 59 years and 60 to 69 years generated their maximum static handgrip, index finger and thumb push strength, as well as their maximum opening strength on a smooth jar lid of 85 mm diameter and on a knurled bottle lid of 31 mm with their right hand. The results show larger male strength than female strength. Significant age-induced differences appear primarily in opening strengths between the age groups 20 to 29 and 50 to 59 years in male subjects and in female opening strengths between the age groups 20 to 29 and 60 to 69 years as well as between the age groups 50 to 59 and 60 to 69 years. Of greatest interest is that elderly men show the largest opening strengths.
KW  - elderly
KW  - torque
KW  - handgrip strength
KW  - opening strength
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1127/0003-5548/2011/0090
SN  - 0003-5548
VL  - 68
IS  - 2
SP  - 167
EP  - 173
PB  - Schweizerbart
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Voigt, Andrea
A1  - Scheffler, Christiane
T1  - Manual abilities of the elderly - handgrip strength, finger and thumb push strength and opening strength in age comparison
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0003-5548
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Voigt, Andrea
A1  - Greil, Holle
T1  - Body measurements and the variability of sitting postures at preschool age as preconditions for an optimal adjustment of chairs and tables
N2  - Preschool age is a biological stage of intensive longitudinal growth with high plasticity of the growing body and of body postures. It is the period where children learn to persist in a sitting posture for a longer time and to use furniture like chairs or other body supporting systems. The growing body shows a special sensitivity for the manifestation of inappropriate postures. In this study the development of body measurements and sitting behaviour of preschool age children is investigated as a precondition for an optimal adjustment of seats and desks to the growing body. Accordingly to the instructions of Knußmann (1988) and Jürgens (1988) 6 body measurements were taken from 122 German children aged 3 to 7 years from Potsdam, Province Brandenburg. Additionally, every child was videotaped for 10 minutes while crayoning in a sitting position of its own choice using a chair and a desk. To analyse the tapes, the software Noldus Observer was used and examined, picture by picture, to define the different types of sitting postures as well as the duration of persistence in a posture and the number of changes of postures. The used chairs and desks were also measured. Furthermore, the data of the furniture guideline DIN ISO 5970 (DIN, 1981), which regulates the dimensions of furniture for sitting in educational institutions, were compared with the results of the body measurements and with the dimensions of the furniture used by the children.
Y1  - 2009
UR  - http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/schweiz/aa
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1127/0003-5548/2009/0006
SN  - 0003-5548
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Scheffler, Christiane
A1  - Voigt, Andrea
ED  - Bodzsár, Eva
ED  - Susanne, Charles
T1  - Physical Mobility of the Elderly - Anthropometric Data of Static and Dynamic Measurements, and Physiologic Parameters under Stress Conditions
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 978-963-06-5222-3
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Scheffler, Christiane
A1  - Voigt, Andrea
T1  - Vergleich statischer und dynamischer Körpermaße von Jüngeren (20 - 29 Jahre) und Älteren (50 - 85 Jahre)
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 978-3-88383-734-2
ER  -