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Here’s how strong your grip should be in each decade of your life

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.
Physics World

Handgrip strength indicates survival in NSCLC patients

A hand dynamometer to measure grip strength. Patients with inoperable stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) have an excellent oncological ...
BMJ

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HAND-HELD DYNAMOMETER MEASURES OF HAMSTRING STRENGTH AND FORCE OBTAINED FROM THE NORDIC HAMSTRING EXERCISE

1 School of Sport, Health and Outdoor Education, Faculty of Business & Management, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Carmarthen, United Kingdom 2 School of Health, Sport and Professional ...
BMJ

MEASURING THE ECCENTRIC EXTERNAL ROTATOR STRENGTH IN THE OVERHEAD ATHLETE, USING A HAND HELD DYNAMOMETER: NORMATIVE DATA IN HEALTHY OVERHEAD ATHLETES

Background Recently, a novel reliable and valid protocol has been described for the measurement of eccentric strength of the external rotators of the shoulder, using a Hand Held Dynamometer (HHD).