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Grip Strength and Functional Measures in the Mature Adult: Brief Report II

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  • International Journal of Science and Engineering Investigations

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  • 2015

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Grip strength has been shown to be closely linked to body strength in mature aged adults. However what may be of greater importance is the relationship between grip strength and functional movements in aging adults. Purpose: This study examined the relationship between grip strength and functional body movements in mature aged adults. Methods: Female (n=12, age=71.2±3.8 years, mass=66.3±9.2 kg) and male (n=16, age=72.9±4.7 years, mass=85.5±9.4 kg) participants completed functional body movements including: vertical jump (VJ), medicine ball (MB) throws (1.5, 3.0, & 5.0 Kgs), and a stair climb (SC) test. Likewise, all participants performed maximal hand grip (MG) with the Jamar hand grip dynamometer. Pearson correlation coefficients (PCC) were then calculated to determine the relationship between dominant hand MG and the functional body movement scores. Results: PCC’s were as follows: MG-VJ (r=0.62), MG-MB1.5 (r=0.86), MG-MB3.0 (r=0.87), MG-MB5.0 (r=0.91), and MG-SCP (r=0.79). All PCC’s were statistically significant at P<0.01. Conclusions: Within the parameters of this study, MG strength is strongly reflective of functional body movements that require upper and lower body power output. In this regard, assessing grip strength may be beneficial to clinicians interested in assessing functional body movements in aging adults.
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Mark DeBeliso, PhD is a Professor and Graduate Program Director of the Masters of Science in Sport Conditioning and Performance at Southern Utah University, Utah, USA. His research interests include mechanics and metabolics of sport movements and work tasks, strength training for all walks of life, orthopedic biomechanics, and masters athletes.
Mikaela Boham, EdD is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Athletic Training Program at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Her research interests include sports injuries and traumatic brain injuries in sports.
Carole Carson, MS is the Director of Nursing at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA. She also serves as an Adjunct Lecturer for New Mexico State University with research interests in strength and rehabilitation.
Chad Harris, PhD is the Instructional Dean of Health Science at Central Oregon Community College, Oregon, USA. His research interests include training effects on power production, weightlifting biomechanics, senior strength training and metabolic responses to power training.
Joseph M. Berning, PhD is a Professor and Director of the Exercise Physiology Lab in the Department of Human Performance, Dance & Recreation at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA. His research interests include strength and power training, overtraining, and warm-up strategies to enhance performance.
Trish Sevene, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Kinesiology Department at California State University Monterey Bay, California, USA. Her research interests include the biological basis of human performance and aging, work-related lifting tasks, and masters athletes.
Kent J. Adams, PhD is a Professor and Chair of the Kinesiology Department at California State University Monterey Bay, California, USA. His research interests include strength and power training across the lifespan, work-related lifting tasks, and masters athletes.
Mike Climstein, PhD is an Honorary Associate Professor with the Health & Performance Faculty Research Group at the University of Sydney, AUS. His research interests include medical and health history of Masters Games and World Masters games athletes.

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