Toronto Handgrip Strength Tells A Lot about a Woman!
Toronto ladies, this one is for you (and those who love you!). Men and women have unlike issues to contend with when it comes to their bodies. Of course! Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre knows these differences when it has to do with treating the spines and their various injured states of our Toronto chiropractic male and female patients. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre realizes the differences but focuses on a fascinating finding about women’s hand-grip strength - not just her grip on a purse either! - and health issues like Toronto back pain.
GRIP STRENGTH AND HEALTH
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre marvels at the connections researchers make! Researchers have described how grip strength is an indicator of an assortment of health issues. One is anemia. Anemia bothers 13.9% of elderly people. Hand-grip strength and anemia in women is inversely associated. Low hand-grip strength suggests anemia. (1) Another matter is that women with low hand-grip strength report poor quality of life as it concerns mobility, usual activities and pain/discomfort dimensions. (2) A third hand-grip strength link to health is its ability to monitor cognitive decline in adults over 60 years old. Hand-grip strength declines; cognition decreases. (3) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre notices these tests interesting for Toronto chiropractic patients and is very drawn to what hand-grip strength says about Toronto back pain!
GRIP STRENGTH AND BACK PAIN
Another connection is made among back pain, hand-grip strength and a woman’s physical activity level in an over-50-year-old woman. Researchers checked 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 did 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 probable to experience low back pain. (4) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre does many tests as part of the Toronto chiropractic examination; now you know why! Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre does not 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!
