How firmly you can squeeze your hand provides clinicians with a snapshot into your overall health—with studies consistently ...

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Grip strength naturally declines over time, but age-adjusted reference ranges help distinguish normal aging from potential ...

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Understanding and maintaining physical well-being is essential for high quality of life, and grip strength is a surprisingly insightful measure of overall health that can provide valuable insight.

Better hand grip strength may be associated with cardiac functions and structures that help reduce the risk of cardiovascular incidents, according to a new study. Better hand grip strength may be ...

This month we’ve learned that every type of grip is a bit different. We’ve worked on crush grip, support grip, pinch grip and open hand grip. Now let’s look at something that’s a bit of an oddball: ...