Response of Gait Output and Handgrip Strength to Changes in Body Fat Mass in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women

Background: Available preliminary data on menopause does not relate changes in body fat mass (BFM) and handgrip strength (HGS) (an indicator of body/muscle strength) to gait parameters. Objective: To determine the relationship between BFM, HGS and gait parameters, namely, stride length (SL) (an indi...

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Main Authors: Sam Ibeneme, BMRPT, MSc, PhD, Chinenye Ezeigwe, BMRPT, Georgian C. Ibeneme, BNSc, MSc, Amarachi Ezuma, BMRPT, Ifeoma Okoye, MBBS, Joseph M. Nwankwo, BPhysio, MBBS, MSc, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Current Therapeutic Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0011393X16301205