Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[Not Available].

A Hirschmüller1

  • 1Institut für Geschichte der Medizin, Tübingen.

NTM
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Dynamometry, a method for measuring human strength, has roots in 19th-century scientific quantification and Mesmerism. Early dynamometers, including those potentially used by Sigmund Freud, were common in medicine.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Spinal Orthoses: The Crucial Role of Comfort on Compliance of Wearing - Monocentric Prospective Pilot Study of Randomized Cross-Over Design.

Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca·2017
Same author

Patellar tendinopathy in young elite soccer- clinical and sonographical analysis of a German elite soccer academy.

BMC musculoskeletal disorders·2017
Same author

[Forefoot relief with shoe inserts : Effects of different construction strategies].

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie·2017
Same author

The effect of sclerotherapy and prolotherapy on chronic painful Achilles tendinopathy-a systematic review including meta-analysis.

Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports·2017
Same author

German translation and content validation of the OSTRC Questionnaire on overuse injuries and health problems.

British journal of sports medicine·2016
Same author

Relationship between autologous bone graft osteointegration and correction loss after antero-posterior spondylodesis of traumatic vertebral body fracture.

Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR·2015
Same journal

NTM·2026
Same journal

Technology Acceptance from Above and Below. Negotiations of Energy Saving, Statehood, and Distributive Fairness in West Germany, 1976-1986.

NTM·2026
Same journal

Adapting to Modernity. River Engineering and Emotional Engineering in 1950s Sweden.

NTM·2026
Same journal

Consigning Technology Acceptance to History. Introduction.

NTM·2026
Same journal

"The Computer as a Sophisticated Disguise of the Devil" : Supposed Technophobia in German-Speaking Protestant Churches towards Electronic Data Processing (EDP).

NTM·2026
Same journal

[History of Nursing and Care as a Research Theme].

NTM·2026
See all related articles

Area of Science:

  • Medical History
  • Physiology
  • Psychology

Context:

  • Dynamometry emerged as a quantification method in 19th-century medicine.
  • Instruments for measuring human strength were developed by figures like Regnier, Duchenne, Burq, and Mathieu.
  • Unauthorized copies of dynamometers were also in use during this period.

Purpose:

  • To trace the historical origins of dynamometry.
  • To explore the early applications of strength measurement in scientific and medical contexts.
  • To investigate the potential use of dynamometers by Sigmund Freud in his 1884 cocaine research.

Summary:

  • The practice of dynamometry dates back to the early 19th century, reflecting a broader scientific trend towards quantification in medicine.
  • Key figures like Regnier and Duchenne contributed to the development of dynamometers, with various instruments and copies circulating.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Evidence suggests Sigmund Freud may have used a dynamometer copy to study cocaine's effects on grip strength, linking early strength measurement to Mesmerism and Animal Magnetism.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights the historical significance of dynamometry in understanding human strength measurement.
    • Provides context for early quantitative approaches in psychology and medicine.
    • Connects the development of medical instrumentation to broader philosophical and scientific movements like Mesmerism.