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English translation: good grip and pinch strength


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Spanish term or phrase:buen uso de la pinza
English translation:good grip and pinch strength
Entered by: María T. Vargas
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19:53 Feb 18, 2010
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Social Sciences - Psychology / motor skills
Spanish term or phrase: buen uso de la pinza
I'm translating a psychological report about an African little girl adopted by Spanish parents. The psychologist writes: "Motricidad fina: Buen uso de la pinza y buena presión de objetos". Thanks in advance for your help.
María T. Vargas
Spain
Local time: 18:14
good grip and pinch strength
Explanation:
:)

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http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/grip and pin...
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jipozzi
Argentina
Local time: 13:14
Grading comment
Thanks to you. My client preferred this. Thanks to all of you for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1good pincer grasp
Gloria Rivera
3 +1good use of pinch grip
David Russi
3 +1good pincer gripliz askew
4 -1good grip and pinch strength
jipozzi


Discussion entries: 5





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
good use of pinch grip


Explanation:
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Bilateral deficits in fine motor control and pinch grip force in ...
No previous studies have investigated fine motor control and pinch grip force bilaterally in patients diagnosed with moderate CTS. ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19066868
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Bilateral deficits in fine motor control and pinch grip force in ...
May 31, 2009 ... Title: Bilateral deficits in fine motor control and pinch grip force in patients with unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome Authors: Rosa ...
www.medicalgeek.com/.../21934-bilateral-deficits-fine-motor... - Cached
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Bilateral deWcits in Wne motor control and pinch grip force in ...
by C Fernández-de-las-Peñas - 2009 - Related articles
Fine motor control ability, pinch grip force and clinical fea- ... bilateral deficits in fine motor control ability and pinch grip ...
www.springerlink.com/index/E3503557527417G3.pdf
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Modulation of motor cortex excitability induced by pinch grip ...
by A Gorsler - 2004 - Cited by 3 - Related articles
were applied during the pinch grip. Simultaneously, motor cortex excitability ..... acquisition of new fine motor skills. J Neurophysiol 74: 1037–1045 ...
www.springerlink.com/index/WRJQ1H1LH37VXB8U.pdf
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Externally guided control of static grip forces by visual feedback ...
by R Blank - 1999 - Cited by 25 - Related articles - All 4 versions
In the case of pinch grip, all individuals had worse results on higher force levels .... lesions [9] they were not able to achieve fine motor adaptation. ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0304394099005170
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January 16, 2009 - American Physical Therapy Association |
Fine motor control and pinch grip were negatively related to the hand pain intensity and duration of symptoms history. ...
www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Archives2...01/... - Cached
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THE HAND FUNCTION OF CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT NEUROLOGICAL MOTOR ...
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by CWP Li-Tsang - 2003 - Related articles
and lateral pinch grip (t=-3.87, df=131, p=0.00) of the dominant hand. However, .... function, developmental fine motor skills and hand functional tasks. ...
contents.bjdd.net/Iss97/97,99-110.pdf - Similar
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Footnote: what's new in the literature | PT: Magazine of Physical ...
Patients with unilateral moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) experience bilateral deficits in fine motor control ability and pinch grip force compared ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7350/is_2_17/ai_n32062453/ - Cached

David Russi
United States
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish
12 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
good grip and pinch strength


Explanation:
:)

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http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/grip and pin...


    Reference: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4674330.html
jipozzi
Argentina
Local time: 13:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to you. My client preferred this. Thanks to all of you for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  liz askew: where does it say "grip" in the Spanish example? Research does not back up this answer, despite what the client says. I think the client is wrong here./Dear oh dear!!
29 mins
  -> I understand that you grip with your fingers too, not only with your hand.

agree  Lucia Juliana Calderon: :)
33 mins
  -> Thanks Lucia

disagree  Gloria Rivera: It´s a developmental milestone called "pincer grasp" I say it with so much conviction 'cause I'm reading a book about it! hehe. You can also check the links I posted on my answer :)
3 hrs
  -> Maybe, I am not sure.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
good pincer grasp


Explanation:
I´m just reading a behavioral science book where this term is mentioned as a developmental milestone.
Gloria


    Reference: http://pediatrics.about.com/od/growthanddevelopment/ig/Devel...
    Reference: http://www.babycenter.com/0_developmental-milestones-graspin...
Gloria Rivera
United States
Local time: 09:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew: Voting for this out of principle now, so future terminologists see this.
9 hrs
  -> No need to get aggressive. It is a term I´m more familiar with since I´ve learned it in med school. Good day.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
good pincer grip


Explanation:
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Fine Motor Skills, Educational Toys Time
These skills define the smaller movements we use including pinching something ... Development of these skills comes at the same time as gross motor skills ...
www.educational-toys-time.com/fine-motor-skills.htm - Cached
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Effects of Practical Life Materials on Kindergartners' Fine Motor ...
by AC Rule - 2002 - Cited by 10 - Related articles
pinching the object between one or more fingers and the thumb, called the pincer grip (Gray, ... is posited: Materials that promote use of fine motor skills ...
www.springerlink.com/index/YYDMJWWH9CHX5CGL.pdf - Similar

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Teacher Tips FINE MOTOR SKILLS Fine motor ...
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Fine motor skills are the things that we do with our hands. Fine .... The use of a pincer grip helps establish a tripod pencil hold needed to ...
https://www.northstaffs.nhs.uk/.../cmsitem?.../Fine Motor Sk... - Similar
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Fine Motor Skills - What are Fine Motor Skills
Jenga is a strategy game using fine motor skills that focuses on the pincher grip, which is used in writing. Remote control cars are great for preschool and ...
learningdisabilities.about.com/.../finemotorskills.htm - 5 hours ago - Cached - Similar
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Learning Motor Skills - Brain Skills (UK)
Major gross motor skill milestones include sitting, crawling and walking, while fine motor milestones include grasping, pincer grip (holding objects between ...
www.brainskills.co.uk/LearningMotorSkills.html - Cached - Similar
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Motor skill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some examples of fine motor skills are using the pincer grasp (thumb and forefinger) to pick up small objects, cutting, coloring, writing, or threading ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_skill - Cached - Similar
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Hand Exercises Home Programme 2
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Pegboard games (Good for general fine motor skills and pincer grip). 11. Make a fist with both hands and then open it and straighten the fingers as far as ...
www.noc.nhs.uk/oxparc/information/.../hand-programme2.pdf - Similar

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pincer | Spanish | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
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pincer. Dictionary terms for pincer in Español, Español definition for pincer, Thesaurus and ... pincer. s. pinza ... Define pincer. Definición de pincer ...
www.babylon.com/definition/pincer/Spanish - Cached

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Reflexologia de la mano - Google Books Result
Mildred Carter, Tammy Weber - 2004 - Health & Fitness - 392 pages
La ventaja del uso de pinzas reflejas Puedes aplicar una presión constante con el pulgar y otro dedo, usando la otra mano, o bien puedes utilizar una pinza ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=8480197870...

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Note added at 37 mins (2010-02-18 20:30:45 GMT)
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Make that a level 5 confidence:)

Saludos!

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Note added at 13 hrs (2010-02-19 09:35:24 GMT)
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ADVICE FOR FIRST SCHOOLS REGARDING ...
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by PO THERAPY - Related articles
Pincer grip is the ability to grasp small objects with thumb and forefinger. ... While doing pincer grip activities place a small object (e.g. pencil grip / ...
www.northumberlandcaretrust.nhs.uk/.../Microsoft Word - Fir... - Similar

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish
12 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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