Gima 2808 Instructions De Fonctionnement Et Entretien page 6

2) The clutches of the skinfold caliber are handled by the other hand. After having been widened,
working on the right grip, they will be released crosswise on the skin layer itself, immediately under
(about one centimetre) the fingers that have lifted it, so that its thickness may be measured. The value
reading, on millimetric scale, can be carried out directly on the gradual scale (the quadrant) of the
skinfold caliber, and immediately after that the skinfold caliber has been released in such a way that no
progressive and excessive crushing of the soft parts has been provoked.
3) The value given will be an arithmetic medium of two successive measurements, in case the difference
between these does not exceed 5%. If the difference is greater, it is necessary to carry out a third
accurate measurement and to carry out the medium between the latter and the closer measurement of
the former. In case of doubt it is allowed to take a bigger number of counter-checks. It may happen,
especially with female patients, to encounter somewhat difficulty when you lift the skin layers. This is
caused by the fact that the underlying tissue often is joint with the underlying muscle layer, and therefore
it adheres to it with a certain tenacity. In this case it is good to precede the tissue meter measurement by
a series of stinging and loosening actions .
SKIN LAYERS THAT NEED TO BE NOTED
- Triceps and scapular for the male sex (see fig. 2)
- Triceps and front thigh for the female sex (see fig. 3)
fig. 2
Triceps:
Vertical skin layer measured along the mid-tricipital
line halfway between the olecranon (elbow) and the
coracoid apophysis (shoulder).
Subscapular:
Oblique skin layer at 45°, in the direction from upper-
medial to lower-lateral, measured just under the
scapular point (shoulder). (fig. 3)
fig. 3
Subscapular:
Oblique skin layer at 45°, in the direction from upper-
medial to lower-lateral, measured just under the
scapular point (shoulder). (fig. 3)
fig. 4
Front thigh:
Vertical skin layer on the frontmiddle line of the thigh,
halfway between the kneecap and the upper margin of
the iliaccrest. (see fig. 4)
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