[RESEARCH] The Importance of Grip Strength

Grip strength, it's kind of a big deal.

Here are some of the associations a recent study found with grip strength:

Higher handgrip values at baseline were associated with a minor reduction in mortality risk in the general population; cardiovascular death in mixed populations (e.g., diabetes, general, and other conditions), and incidence of disability.
Chair rise performance over time has suggestive evidence
Five other outcomes (walking speed, inability to balance, hospital admissions, cardiac death, and mortality in those with chronic kidney disease) have weak evidence.
Two associations were found to be nonsignificant (incident hip fracture and cancer mortality).

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Two big points: While grip strength can help with many tasks (e.g. carrying objects) build grip strength will not reduce all-cause mortality, rather, grip strength is a marker of overall strength and health.

Grip strength should be routinely included in patient assessments.

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