Millennial Grip, Moms Doing More Work, Fixing a Bad Day

Millennial Grip, Moms Doing More Work, Fixing a Bad Day

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 51

  • Mar 2, 2017 7:00 am
  • 2:33:36 mins

Millennial Grip (18:33) Dr. Richard W. Bohannon is a Professor of Health Professional Studies within the Department of Physical Therapy at Campbell University. Bohannon is a licensed physical therapist with more than 35 years of continuous clinical experience in acute care, rehabilitation, and home-care settings. Currently, Bohannon’s research and teaching is focused on the measurement, implications, and treatment of activity limitations in older adult and neurologic populations. The classic test of strength for a man is if he can open the jar in the kitchen that just won’t budge for anyone else. New research is showing that Grandpa may have been better at opening jars than Dad! In just one generation grip strength has decreased in Millennials by 20%! Dr. Richard Bohannon discusses this research and if we should be worried about this decline in grip strength. Dads Doing More, Moms Still Do More Work (1:05:35) Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan is a professor of Human Sciences and Psychol...