Minster Handgrip Strength Tells A Lot about a Woman!
Minster ladies, this article is for you (and those who care about you!). Men and women have different issues to deal with when it involves their bodies. Naturally! Minster Chiropractic Center recognizes these differences when it has to do with treating the spines and their various hurting states of our Minster chiropractic male and female patients. Minster Chiropractic Center realizes the differences but highlights in this article a fascinating discovery about women’s hand-grip strength - not just her grip on a purse either! - and health issues like Minster back pain.
GRIP STRENGTH AND HEALTH
Minster Chiropractic Center admires the connections researchers create! Researchers have verified how grip strength is a sign of a variety of health issues. One is anemia. Anemia affects 13.9% of elderly people. Hand-grip strength and anemia in women is inversely related. Low hand-grip strength indicates anemia. (1) Another issue is that women with low hand-grip strength faced poor quality of life insofar as mobility, usual activities and pain/discomfort dimensions. (2) A third hand-grip strength link to health is its capacity to monitor cognitive decline in adults over 60 years old. Hand-grip strength decreases; cognition declines. (3) Minster Chiropractic Center finds these tests interesting for Minster chiropractic patients and is really drawn to what hand-grip strength says about Minster back pain!
GRIP STRENGTH AND BACK PAIN
Another connection is formulated among back pain, hand-grip strength and a woman’s physical activity level in an over-50-year-old woman. Researchers tested the hand-grip strength of women. Each hand was tested with a dynamometer tool. Low hand-grip strength was defined as low grip strength of the woman’s dominant hand. A highly physical woman was described as one who did muscle-strengthening exercise at least 3 days a week. Women who had low hand-grip strength and a low physical active level were more probable to experience low back pain. (4) Minster Chiropractic Center does many tests during the Minster chiropractic examination; now you know why! Minster Chiropractic Center doesn’t want to miss anything!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Wanda Lopez on The Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about a woman with back pain she assisted with back pain relief and better quality of life so she could once again walk in the park. What a delight!
