In today’s time, problems like heart attack, stroke and diabetes are getting very high. Different reasons for these diseases come up, for which doctors also recommend to take precautions from time to time. But in a recent study, it has been revealed that the stronger the grip of a person’s hand, the less the risk of these diseases. Simply put, the weak your grip, the more the chances of your death will be.
What told in the study
The study made on 1.40 million adults in 17 countries has found that weak grip increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. It is also associated with osteoporosis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, rising risk and obesity as well as cognetary health. For all these reasons, doctors often use grip strength to learn about the health of the patient, including the ability to recover from surgery or to survive independent.
Physiotherapist Sara Milner says, ‘You do not need a machine to find out the grip strength, need to check any muscles nor take weight. Just you have to see the hold of the hand how strongly and how long you can catch something.
Delhi’s GP Ramit Singh Sambyal says, ‘Strong grip shows the body’s strength, neuromuscular coding and heart flavor. Patients of the age of 50, who are weakened, often complain of fatigue, slow recovery after minor diseases and more accumulation of fat in the body. On the other hand, those whose grip is strong, their fitness is better and they recover quickly.
To say clearly, it cannot be said that the weak grip will kill you directly, the way heart failure dies. But it usually indicates more problems than your hands and wrists. With aging, the weakening of the grip is normal.
Samantha Shan of OT Service in oak tree mobility says, “The process of gradual mass of muscles and gradual work starts from the age of about 50. But being active, especially with hand work, can help slow down this process.
Device for grip strength
Physiotherapist Sara Milner says, ‘For the grip test you can see how long you can maintain your strongest grip by pressing the tennis ball. Do this regularly and you will be able to track whether your grip is getting better or getting spoiled.
For more formal measurements you can usually use a device called dynamometer. The strength of the grip varies with age and penis. On the dynamometer, roughly the figures below can find out how much strength should be done according to the age.
Age 18 to 25 years women: 27-31 kg, male 46-52 kg
Age 26 to 35 years women: 26-30 kg, male 44-50 kg
36 to 45 years women: 25-29 kg, men 42-48 kg, 46 to 60 years of women 20-28 kg, male 35-47 kg.
61 to 75 years women: 18-26 kg, male 30-45 kg more than 75 females 16-20 kg, male 25-40 kg.
What to do to increase strength?
You can follow some basic rules to increase strength. For example, squeeze the wet towel, hold the pinch grip, push up, pull up, lift the weight and hold it in your hand. With these basic things, you can increase your grip strength.