Newport Beach Chiropractor: Losing Your Grip?

Testing for the strength of your grip can be a window into the overall health of your muscles and your nervous system. Assessing grip strength is important because it's an easy, noninvasive test that measures overall muscle power fairly accurately.

A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal supports the idea that grip strength can signify vitality. Researchers found that weak grip strength was associated with higher mortality rates. To read more about grip strength signaling vitality, read this interesting article.