Is Handgrip Strength a Useful Measure to Evaluate Lower Limb Strength and Functional Performance in Older Women?

André Luiz Felix Rodacki Natália Boneti Moreira Arthur Pitta Renata Wolf Jarbas Melo Filho Cintia de Lourdes Nahhas Rodacki Gleber Pereira

Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2020)

Generalizing handgrip strength as a practical and straightforward measure to determine lower limbs and overall strength, and functional capacity in older women must be viewed with caution. Handgrip strength and standard strength measures of the lower limbs and functional tests present a negligible/low correlation.

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lower limb