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Grip strength or hand strength is an anthropometric measurement that measures the maximum isometric strength of the hand and forearm muscles. Understanding a patients hand-grip strength is important for a couple of reasons. In sports, hand grip strength is important in any sport that involves the use of the hands, such as catching, throwing or lifting. Also, as we age our grip strength becomes weaker, which eventually begins to affect the day-to-day tasks we all do. Like the simple tasks of carr …