Handheld dynamometer reliability to measure knee extension strength in rehabilitation patients-A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Handheld Dynamometer (HHD) has the potential to overcome some of the logistic and economic limitations of isokinetic dynamometers for measuring knee extension muscle strength. However, its reliability has not been fully assessed. The purpose of this study is to measure intra and inter-rater reliability of HHD for knee extension strength in patients receiving rehabilitation treatment, as well as to understand in which conditions is the reliability higher.

Methods

Twenty-nine patients admitted in an inpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation unit were consecutively included in this cross-sectional study. Two experienced and two inexperienced physicians made two assessments of knee extension strength with HHD, separated by three hours. Intraclass Correlatio

SUBMITTER: Pinto-Ramos J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113580 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature