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Reliability and Validity of Isometric Knee Extensor Strength Test With Hand-Held Dynamometer Depending on Its Fixation: A Pilot Study
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine ; : 84-93, 2014.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-227438
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To determine the reliability and validity of hand-held dynamometer (HHD) depending on its fixation in measuring isometric knee extensor strength by comparing the results with an isokinetic dynamometer.

METHODS:

Twenty-seven healthy female volunteers participated in this study. The subjects were tested in seated and supine position using three measurement

methods:

isometric knee extension by isokinetic dynamometer, non-fixed HHD, and fixed HHD. During the measurement, the knee joints of subjects were fixed at a 35degrees angle from the extended position. The fixed HHD measurement was conducted with the HHD fixed to distal tibia with a Velcro strap; non-fixed HHD was performed with a hand-held method without Velcro fixation. All the measurements were repeated three times and among them, the maximum values of peak torque were used for the analysis.

RESULTS:

The data from the fixed HHD method showed higher validity than the non-fixed method compared with the results of the isokinetic dynamometer. Pearson correlation coefficients (r) between fixed HHD and isokinetic dynamometer method were statistically significant (supine-right r=0.806, p<0.05; seating-right r=0.473, p<0.05; supine-left r=0.524, p<0.05), whereas Pearson correlation coefficients between non-fixed dynamometer and isokinetic dynamometer methods were not statistically significant, except for the result of the supine position of the left leg (r=0.384, p<0.05). Both fixed and non-fixed HHD methods showed excellent inter-rater reliability. However, the fixed HHD method showed a higher reliability than the non-fixed HHD method by considering the intraclass correlation coefficient (fixed HHD, 0.952-0.984; non-fixed HHD, 0.940-0.963).

CONCLUSION:

Fixation of HHD during measurement in the supine position increases the reliability and validity in measuring the quadriceps strength.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Tibia / Voluntarios / Restricción Física / Proyectos Piloto / Reproducibilidad de los Resultados / Posición Supina / Torque / Dinamómetro de Fuerza Muscular / Precisión de la Medición Dimensional / Contracción Isométrica Límite: Femenino / Humanos Idioma: Inglés Revista: Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Tibia / Voluntarios / Restricción Física / Proyectos Piloto / Reproducibilidad de los Resultados / Posición Supina / Torque / Dinamómetro de Fuerza Muscular / Precisión de la Medición Dimensional / Contracción Isométrica Límite: Femenino / Humanos Idioma: Inglés Revista: Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Artículo