Hand Strength Chart
Patterns of weakness can help localize a lesion to a particular cortical or white matter region, spinal cord level, nerve root, peripheral nerve, or muscle. Test the strength of each muscle group and record it in a systematic fashion. It is wise to pair the testing of each muscle group immediately with testing of its contralateral counterpart to enhance detection of any asymmetries. Muscle strength is often rated on a scale of 0/5 to 5/5 as follows:
- 0/5: no contraction
- 1/5: muscle flicker, but no movement
- 2/5: movement possible, but not against gravity (test the joint in its horizontal plane)
- 3/5: movement possible against gravity, but not against resistance by the examiner
- 4/5: movement possible against some resistance by the examiner (sometimes this category is subdivided further into 4–/5, 4/5, and 4+/5)
- 5/5: normal strength
Hand Strength Test Chart
While testing muscle strength, it is important to keep in mind anatomic information such as which nerves, nerve roots, and brain areas control each muscle and to allow this information to guide the exam. Also compare proximal versus distal weakness because these features can sometimes suggest muscle versus nerve disease, respectively. A detailed discussion of patterns of muscle weakness and localization is provided in Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases Key Clinical Concepts 6.3, and in Chapters 8 and 9. In the tables below we briefly summarize some of the main actions, muscle groups, peripheral nerves, and nerve roots tested during the motor exam.
The starting hand chart above is a great guide on hand strength. The first chart shows pairs and suited cards. The strength of pairs is pretty obvious. With a pair, you already have a made hand that can possibly win without the help of the community cards to follow. Suited cards also add strength. Sure, every hand could be a winner, but every hand can be a loser too. Only a few hands have the strength to be viable to continue beyond the pre-flop action. Poker Hand Rankings - Texas Holdem Starting Hands Chart. At the bottom of this page is a comprehensive listing of Texas Hold'em starting hands based on their EV (expected value). Expected value is the average number of big blinds this hand will make or lose. For example: AA from the Small Blind in a $3/$6 game will make, on average, 2.71. Grip strength averages vary due to a number of factors: such as age and gender. It’s important to compare your the user's hand strength to established norm values for the same demographic. See tables below for full grip strength data broken out by age, gender, and unit of measure (Lbs and/or Kg). Printable PDF of all my hand rankings. This is an 8.5 x 11-inch PDF of every Hold’em hand strength chart I’ve calculated. I’ve also formatted it as a color-coded “heat map” so you can easily see which class any given hand is in by its cell color.