Concord, NC Handgrip Strength Tells A Lot about a Woman!
Concord, NC ladies, this one’s for you (and those who care about you!). Men and women have different issues to deal with when it comes to their bodies. Of course! Pure Chiropractic is very familiar with these differences when it has to do with treating the spines and their various hurting states of our Concord, NC chiropractic male and female patients. Pure Chiropractic is aware of the differences but highlights in this article an interesting finding about women’s hand-grip strength - not just her grip on a purse either! - and health issues like Concord, NC back pain.
GRIP STRENGTH AND HEALTH
Pure Chiropractic marvels 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 related. Low hand-grip strength suggests anemia. (1) Another issue 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 ability to monitor cognitive decline in adults over 60 years old. Hand-grip strength decreases; cognition declines. (3) Pure Chiropractic notices these tests interesting for Concord, NC chiropractic patients and is really drawn to what hand-grip strength says about Concord, NC 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 checked the hand-grip strength of women. Each hand was tested with a dynamometer tool. Low hand-grip strength was classified 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 have low back pain. (4) Pure Chiropractic does many tests as part of the Concord, NC chiropractic examination; now you know why! Pure Chiropractic does not want to miss a thing!
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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 joy!
