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Quotes Regarding Standard Hand Strength Assessments

If you are still using standard testing methodology and analysis to assess validity of effort during a 

 hand strength assessment, consider the following quotes.  Our study was published in 2002. 

Note the dates of the publications cited below.

 "Clinicians are advised to avoid using the coefficient of variation, rapid exchange grip and bell-shaped curve . . . . for detecting sincerity of effort." (Lechner et at., Physical Therapy, 1998) 

"No single grip strength test has yet been described which unequivocally detects malingerers." (Tredgett et al., British Journal of Hand Surgery, 1999)

"The CV is not an appropriate method for determining whether an effort is sincere." (Shechtman, American Journal of Hand Therapy, 2000)

"One of the most important things is sincerity.  If you can fake that, you can do just about anything." (Kinky Friedman, Greenwich Killing Time, 1986) 

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