Background: Hand grip strength (HGS) is a reliable indicator of peripheral muscle strength. Although, numerous studies have investigated the strength of hand grip; little attention has been given to coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, exploring the relationship between HGS and myocardial oxygen consumption (MVO2) index. The current study aimed to evaluate the interaction between HGS and MVO...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the grip strength between the two sides for the right and left handed male and female collegiate Indian population, as grip strength provides an objective index for the functional integrity of upper extremity. The study is based on151 males (103 right handed and 48 left handed) and 152 females (129 right handed and 23 left handed) collegiate populati...

OBJECTIVES Grip strength has been used as a measure of function in various health-related conditions. Although grip strength is known to be affected by both physical and psychological factors, few studies have looked at those factors comprehensively in a population-based cohort regarding elderly Koreans. The aim of this study was to evaluate potential factors influencing grip strength in elderl...

[Purpose] Many assumptions have been made about taping and several studies have considered tape application methods; however, the true effect of taping on muscle strength remains unclear. Most previous studies compared application techniques using Kinesio tape (KT), but studies that compared muscle strength using non-elastic tape (NT) are limited. Moreover, no studies have applied KT and NT in ...

BACKGROUND Patients with hemophilia A have low bone density than healthy controls. It is now widely recognized that physical activity and sports are beneficial for patients with hemophilia. OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of mild and moderate intensity treadmill walking exercises on markers of bone metabolism and hand grip strength in male patients with moderate hemophilia A. MATERIAL AND ...

BACKGROUND Reduced muscle strength is a cardinal feature in cachexia. We investigated whether weight loss is associated differently with muscle strength in men and women in a large cohort of hospitalized patients. METHODS One thousand five hundred hospitalized patients (whereof 718 men, mean age 57.6 ± 16.0 years, mean body mass index (BMI) 24.6 ± 4.8 kg/m²) were included in the study. Non-ed...

BACKGROUND Hand strength is an important independent surrogate parameter to assess outcome and risk of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to determine the predictive power of cofactors and to predict population-based normative grip and pinch strength. METHODS A representative population survey was used as the basis for prediction analyses (n = 978). Bivariate relationships between grip...

Objective: To investigate the factors associated with decreased hand grip strength in the elderly. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was performed with a sample of 203 elderly users of primary health care. Data were collected between January and April 2013 by a socio-demographic/clinical questionnaire and hand grip strength test. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were appli...

Problem statement: Numerous fitness tests are usually administered to determine either muscular strength or cardiovascular endurance. Even though an ample number of exist measure upper body endurance and lower maximal strength, a single test that assesses both could be beneficial in some circumstances. Purpose: The purpose this study was if hand-grip dynamometer is valid predictor explosive str...