Wrist flexion and extension torques measured by highly sensitive dynamometer in healthy subjects from 5 to 80 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wrist movements become impaired with disease progression in various neuromuscular disorders. With the development of new therapies, thorough measurement of muscle strength is crucial to document natural disease progression and to assess treatment efficacy. We developed a new dynamometer enabling wrist flexion and extension torque measurement with high sensitivity. The aims of the present study were to collect norms for healthy children and adults, to compute predictive equations, to assess the reliability of the measurements and to test the feasibility of using the device in patients with a neuromuscular disease.

Methods

The peak isometric torque of wrist flexion and extension was measured with the MyoWrist dynamometer in 345 healthy subjects aged between 5 and 80

SUBMITTER: Decostre V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4322806 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature