Oxford Handgrip Strength Tells A Lot about a Woman!
Oxford ladies, this article’s for you (and those who care about you!). Men and women have different issues to deal with when it involves their bodies. Of course! Satterwhite Chiropractic is very familiar with these differences when it has to do with treating the spines and their various injured states of our Oxford chiropractic male and female patients. Satterwhite Chiropractic grasps 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 Oxford back pain.
GRIP STRENGTH AND HEALTH
Satterwhite Chiropractic admires the connections researchers create! 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 related. Low hand-grip strength indicates anemia. (1) Another matter is that women with low hand-grip strength report poor quality of life as far as mobility, usual activities and pain/discomfort dimensions. (2) A third hand-grip strength connection to health is its ability to monitor cognitive decline in adults over 60 years old. Hand-grip strength declines; cognition declines. (3) Satterwhite Chiropractic finds these tests interesting for Oxford chiropractic patients and is quite drawn to what hand-grip strength reveals about Oxford back pain!
GRIP STRENGTH AND BACK PAIN
Another connection is formulated among back pain, hand-grip strength and a woman’s physical activity level in an over-50-year-old woman. Researchers tested 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 had low hand-grip strength and a low physical active level were more probable to experience low back pain. (4) Satterwhite Chiropractic does many tests as part of the Oxford chiropractic examination; now you know why! Satterwhite Chiropractic 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 helped with back pain relief and better quality of life so she could once again walk in the park. What a joy!
