KERN Hand grip dynamometer is especially suitable for use in rehabilitation centers. It has 4 modes they are Real time mode: immediately shows the client's current strength, Peak/Max mode: shows the ...

BOSTON - In addition to your weight and blood pressure, there is another vital sign that your doctor should measure at your next physical - your grip strength. The amount of force you can muster with ...

Want to know how healthy you are? There’s one health metric experts can look to for hints about everything from your cardiovascular risks to your brain health and even your risk of dying by any cause: ...

Weak grip strength is linked with shorter survival and a greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to an international study involving almost 140,000 adults from 17 culturally and ...

An annual trip to your primary care doctor's office starts with an assessment of your vital signs: heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen level and temperature. It will also include ...

Adam Taylor is a professor and director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre at Lancaster University. This story originally featured on The Conversation. The human hand is remarkable. Not only does ...

The human hand is remarkable. Not only does it allow us to throw, grab, climb, and pick things up, it can also be a measure of health. Using hand-grip strength – which assesses the amount of force a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many tests claim to be able to tell how long you’ll live. But research suggests that a simple measure you ...

All your texting and Snapchatting may be giving your thumb a workout — but it isn’t doing wonders for your handshake. The hand grip strength of millennials is lower than that of adults in 1985, when ...

HAMILTON, ON — Lack of muscle strength may point to an increased risk of a variety of detrimental outcomes (including CV- and non–CV-related death) in adults across the globe, suggest new findings ...