The reliability of hand-held dynamometry for strength assessment during electrically induced muscle contractions.

Conclusion: Our results confirm previous findings indicating good to excellent reliability of quadriceps femoris muscle MVIC assessment with a HHD. However, a high 95% repeatability range indicates the HHD is not sufficiently reliable as an indicator of the force level attained during electrically induced contractions. Other methods need to be investigated to assist in determining whether MEIC have reached therapeutic levels. PMID: 25221851 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - September 15, 2014 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Kodesh E, Laufer Y Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research

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