When I was trained as an American physician, I was never exposed to the concept of muscle strength testing that is utilized as part of the pseudo-scientific field of applied kinesiology (AK). To be ...

How firmly you can squeeze your hand provides clinicians with a snapshot into your overall health—with studies consistently ...

Muscle strength grading is used to categorize muscle strength on a scale of 0 to 5 in relation to the expected strength for a ...

AMES, Iowa – The loss of muscle strength and function, what’s known as sarcopenia, is a natural part of aging. It’s also a growing public health concern because of the risk for falls, injury and ...

Examining the muscles of Eddie Hall, a British strongman and deadlift champion, has given researchers greater insight into muscle strength, which could inform athletic performance, injury prevention, ...

The Health ABC study included 3,075 well-functioning older adults, of whom 51.6% were women and 41.6% were black. Whites were recruited from a random sample of Medicare beneficiaries residing in zip ...