Get a Grip: Grip Strength Testing as a PT Vital Sign

Name: Get a Grip: Grip Strength Testing as a PT Vital Sign
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (1435 reviews)

Course: #5296Level: Intermediate 2 Hours 1435 Reviews

Grip strength is a clinically significant indicator of overall health, linked to strength, function, sarcopenia, frailty, morbidity, and mortality. This course reviews anatomy, testing standards, and evidence-based training protocols, equipping participants to integrate grip strength assessment as a vital sign in physical therapy practice.

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to explain connections between grip strength, overall strength, and function.
After this course, participants will be able to identify the anatomy and physiology of grip strength testing and training.
After this course, participants will be able to describe the relationship of grip strength, sarcopenia, frailty, morbidity, and mortality.

Course created on August 22, 2025

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction, review of learning outcomes
5-40 Minutes	Anatomy and physiology of grip strength
40-60 Minutes	Grip strength testing
60-80 Minutes	Relationship of grip strength, overall strength, and function
80-100 Minutes	Relationship of grip strength, sarcopenia, frailty, morbidity, and mortality
100-115 Minutes	Benefits of grip strength training
115-120 Minutes	Summary, Q&A

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Presented By

Dennis O'Connell
PT, PhD, DPT, FACSM

Dennis G. O’Connell, Ph.D., DPT, PT, CSCS, FACSM, is a Professor and Shelton-Lacewell Endowed Chair at Hardin-Simmons University (HSU) with primary teaching responsibilities in Applied Physiology, Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, Oncology, Rheumatology, and Endocrinology. Dr. O’Connell has clinical experience in Acute Care, Outpatient Orthopedics, and Endocrinology. He has numerous published manuscripts and textbooks, and more than one hundred national and international podium and poster presentations. He has been a manuscript reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed publications, including Physical Therapy, and has been an Associate Editor of Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has taught a number of courses at CSM or Annual Conference meetings on Exercise Testing, Cardiopulmonary and Vascular Evaluation, and the Physiology of Cerebral Blood Flow. Dr. O’Connell has served the TPTA Midwest District as Vice-Chair as well as the President of the Texas Physical Therapy Education and Research Foundation. He has served as a member of the APTA Movement Diagnosis Group and the APTA Exercise Physiology Task Force.

Wendy Anemaet
PT, DPT, MSPT, PhD

Wendy K. Anemaet, PT, DPT, MSPT, PhD graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University with Bachelor of Science degrees in biology, pre-med, and athletic training. The University of Southern California with a Masters in Physical Therapy, the University of South Florida with a PhD in Aging Studies, and Regis University with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

Dr. Anemaet is a Geriatric Clinical Specialist, Neurologic Clinical Specialist, and Certified Wound Specialist. She has a Geriatric Training Certificate and a Certificate of OASIS Specialist and serves on the editorial board of Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. She has co-authored books on home health rehabilitation and published hundreds of articles in peer-reviewed and trade publications.

She has been a physical therapist since 1989 and has experience in home health, acute care, rehab, outpatient care, and skilled nursing. She has been a Professor at Hardin-Simmons University Department of Physical Therapy since 2021, where her teaching responsibilities include Integument, Geriatrics, Neuroscience, Applied Physiology, Cardiopulmonary Management, and Multiple Systems. She lectures nationally on geriatric strengthening, wound assessment and management, falls prevention, and competency testing for home health physical therapists on the drug regimen review and pharmacology.

Her current research interests include exercise, arthritis, and geriatrics. Dr. Anemaet is also actively involved in domestic and international missions and started the Canine Companions service dogs training at HSU. She is excited to be involved in the development of the equestrian center at Hardin-Simmons University, which will include hippotherapy, therapeutic riding, collegiate riding teams, and a curriculum directed towards certifications, minors, and majors.

Marsha Rutland
PT, BSPT, MEd, ScD

Marsha Rutland, PT, BSPT, ScD, MEd received her BS in PT from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas(1979), MEd (2002), and a Sc.D.(2008). She has a certification as an IAOM orthopedic manual therapist (COMT) and was an APTA Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) from 2003 to 2023. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a certified dry needler(C-DN). Dr. Rutland was a recipient of the Dorothy Baethke Eleanor Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching from APTA(2022). She has taught for 25 years in the HSU DPT program, with main teaching areas being anatomy and diagnostic imaging. Dr. Rutland has 46 years of experience as a clinical practitioner in a variety of settings. She maintains her clinical skills by working in outpatient orthopedics. She is the Program Director for the Gould Anatomy Certification Program. She is actively involved with the HSU PT Ministries program. Dr. Rutland’s research interests center around anatomy, orthopedic assessment, and treatment issues.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial disclosures: The presenters received an honorarium for presenting this course.
Non-financial disclosures: NONE

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