Normative reference values for strength and flexibility of 1,000 children and adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To establish reference values for isometric strength of 12 muscle groups and flexibility of 13 joint movements in 1,000 children and adults and investigate the influence of demographic and anthropometric factors.

Methods

A standardized reliable protocol of hand-held and fixed dynamometry for isometric strength of ankle, knee, hip, elbow, and shoulder musculature as well as goniometry for flexibility of the ankle, knee, hip, elbow, shoulder, and cervical spine was performed in an observational study investigating 1,000 healthy male and female participants aged 3-101 years. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were performed to identify factors independently associated with strength and flexibility of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.

Result

SUBMITTER: McKay MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5200854 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature