Mike: So the test is called the 30-Second Sit-to-Stand Test. And as it sounds like in the title, you're going to do as many ...

What if you could easily test the strength of your bones and muscle functionality at home, instead of undergoing expensive tests at the doctor’s office? Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have developed ...

When I was trained as an American physician, I was never exposed to the concept of muscle strength testing that is utilized as part of the pseudo-scientific field of applied kinesiology (AK). To be ...

For fitness-minded folks, muscle testing can sound pretty intriguing. But it turns out that it has little to do with fitness...or even muscles. On a basic level, muscle testing looks at a muscle and ...

Muscle strength grading is used to categorize muscle strength on a scale of 0 to 5 in relation to the expected strength for a ...

Grip strength is associated with a range of health outcomes, from type 2 diabetes to depression. Here’s how to check yours. In a world of technologically-driven longevity clinics with their ...

A review of 76 studies reveals that research largely supports the validity and reliability of isokinetic strength testing of older patients with stroke, but few data are available that provide ...

Correspondence to Professor Leonardo Azevedo Mobilia Alvares, Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Universidade de São Paulo Hospital das Clínicas, Sao Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil; leo_a_alvares ...