Manhattan Sports & Manual Physical Therapy

11/05/2025

Huge congratulations to our patient Mark who crushed the Chicago Marathon with an incredible 3:21 finish time! 🏅💪

This result didn’t come easy. Months of focused recovery, smart training, and consistency paid off big time. Watching you come back stronger and hit that goal on race day was inspiring.

Proud to be part of your journey, from the treatment table to the finish line!🏃‍♂️🔥

11/04/2025

🏅🏅 Huge congrats to Cynthia for crushing the **NYC Marathon** — strong, pain-free, and faster than ever!

From rehab to race day, she put in the work, trusted the process, and crossed that finish line like a champ.

Proud to help NYC’s athletes stay on the move — one mile at a time. 💪🏃‍♀️

10/31/2025

⚽Quick Soccer-style rehab session “ ball passing “⚽
Turning recovery into real-game movement 💥
Passing drills to restore ankle stability and control!”

04/13/2025

How long can you hold for?

The plank is a tough exercise, but it can be done almost anywhere and delivers fantastic results.

02/26/2025

Bullet Proof Ankles 👍

02/20/2025

08/14/2024

We take our car in for maintenance. Why not our body as well?

It's time to reconceptualization physical therapy as a practice that helps us move better and overcome physiological challenges.

04/29/2023

Comparative study of millennials' (age 20-34 years) grip and lateral pinch with the norms

Comparative study of millennials' (age 20-34 years) grip and lateral pinch with the norms
Elizabeth Fain, OTR/L
Cara Weatherford, OTS
Published:January 09, 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2015.12.006
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Abstract
Study Design
Cross-sectional research design.
Introduction
Clinical practice continues to use normative data for grip and pinch measurements that were established in 1985. There is no updated norms despite different hand usage patterns in today's society.
Purpose of the Study
Measuring and comparing grip and pinch strengths with normative data is a valid method to determine hand function. This research was implemented to compare the grip and pinch measurements obtained from healthy millennials to the established norms and to describe hand usage patterns for millennials.
Methods
Grip and lateral pinch measurements were obtained from a sample of 237 healthy millennials (ages 20-34 years).
Results
Strength scores were statistically lower that older normative data in all millennial grip strengths, with the exception of the women in the age group of 30-34 years. Specifically, this statistically significant trend was observed in all male grip strengths, as well as in women in the age group of 20-24 years (bilateral grip) and 25-29 years (right grip). However, the lateral pinch data reflected was similar to the older norms with variances of 0.5-1 kg.
Conclusion
Current data reflect statistically significant differences from the norms for all male grip measurements, as well as for women in the age group of 20-24 years (bilateral grip) and 25-29 years (right grip). No statistical significance was observed in the independent-sample t tests for the lateral pinch in men of all age groups. Statistical significance was noted for lateral pinch for female age groups for the left hand (20-24 years) and for bilateral lateral pinches (30-34 years).
Level of evidence
IV.