Grip Strength

Grip strength is understood to be an indicator of functional ability in humans. Kaur and Koley, (2010), in Bassey and Harrie (1991) defined handgrip strength to be a measure of several muscles in the hand and the forearm. An individual’s grip strength can possibly predicts the overall body strength, (Kaur and Koley, 2010). For example Kaur and Koley in Smith et al. (2005), postulates grip strength and overall body strength in elderly female populations has direct correlations. In a similar study by Taekema et al. (2010), to predict decline in functional, psychological and social health in the oldest old, lower handgrip strength predicted quicker decline in ADL disability and cognition, and an increasing dependency in old age. According to