The Association of Grip Strength With Severity and Duration of Parkinson's: A Cross-Sectional Study

Conclusions. This is the first demonstration that increasing severity of Parkinson’s was associated with weaker grip after adjustment for known influences on muscle strength. Participants’ age, gender, and body size also had a significant impact on strength. Adjustment of reported values for all these factors is essential to allow accurate reporting of grip strength values in intervention trials and comparison between different groups.

Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - September 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Roberts, H. C., Syddall, H. E., Butchart, J. W., Stack, E. L., Cooper, C., Sayer, A. A. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research