Vancouver Handgrip Strength Tells A Lot about a Woman!
Vancouver ladies, this article’s for you (and those who care about you!). Men and women have unlike issues to deal with when it involves their bodies. Of course! Vancouver Disc Centers recognizes these differences when it has to do with treating the spines and their various hurting states of our Vancouver chiropractic male and female patients. Vancouver Disc Centers realizes the differences but focuses on an interesting finding about women’s hand-grip strength - not just her grip on a purse either! - and health issues like Vancouver back pain.
GRIP STRENGTH AND HEALTH
Vancouver Disc Centers is amazed at the connections researchers make! 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 connected. Low hand-grip strength indicates anemia. (1) Another matter is that women with low hand-grip strength faced poor quality of life as far as mobility, usual activities and pain/discomfort aspects. (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 decreases. (3) Vancouver Disc Centers finds these tests interesting for Vancouver chiropractic patients and is quite drawn to what hand-grip strength says about Vancouver back pain!
GRIP STRENGTH AND BACK PAIN
Another connection is crafted 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 defined as one who performed muscle-strengthening exercise at least 3 days a week. Women who tested with low hand-grip strength and a low physical active level were more likely to experience low back pain. (4) Vancouver Disc Centers does many tests during the Vancouver chiropractic examination; now you know why! Vancouver Disc Centers 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 helped with back pain relief and better quality of life so she could return to walking in the park. What a delight!
