Feature | Hands On: Grip Strength as a Measure of Health

PT and a patient with a grip strength tool

Stephanie Eton, PT, DPT, (center) oversees Faith Rose, PT, DPT, (right) as she teaches Kyle Binkley, PT, DPT, how to measure grip strength.

For patients with cancer who are going through treatment, functional status is an extremely important predictor of how well they're likely to do. As a physical therapist and board-certified oncologic clinical specialist, Audrey Stockwell, PT, DPT, understands this dynamic better than most.

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