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 ...

As with muscle strength in general, grip strength naturally declines with age, “reflecting changes in muscle mass, neural drive and overall physiological resilience,” says Tzoumaris.

Hand grip strength has been reported to be an excellent way to measure overall muscular strength. Some consider testing hand grip strength as another vital sign similar to measuring blood pressure, ...

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 ...

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: ...

Q: My doctor had me do a grip strength test with this weird contraption. When I asked him how I did, he said I have nothing to worry about; I'm on the road to a long, healthy life. How could he tell ...

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 ...

Maintaining a firm grip helps you perform better at the gym and in everyday life. We spoke to experts about why it matters ...