Journal article
Portable fixed dynamometry to quantify ankle dorsiflexion force.
- Mauracher ME Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Asmussen MJ Human Performance Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Nigg SR Human Performance Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Omu O Human Performance Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Jarvis SE Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- 2019-03-22
Published in:
- Muscle & nerve. - 2019
dynamometry
muscle strength
objective
reliability
tibialis anterior
validity
Adult
Ankle
Female
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Leg
Male
Muscle Strength
Muscle Strength Dynamometer
Muscle, Skeletal
Reproducibility of Results
Young Adult
English
INTRODUCTION
Quantifying muscle strength is critical in clinical and research settings. A rapid and objective method is ideal. The primary objective of this study was to examine the reliability of a novel device, the rapid objective quantification- tibialis anterior (ROQ-TA), which quantifies the dorsiflexion force of the tibialis anterior, and to assess its validity against isokinetic dynamometry (IKD).
METHODS
Ankle dorsiflexion of 20 healthy subjects was assessed by 3 modalities, ROQ-TA, manual muscle testing, and isokinetic dynamometry, over 2 testing sessions.
RESULTS
The intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC(2,1) ] for reliability was 0.872 (0.677-0.949) for the ROQ-TA and 0.892 (0.728-0.957) for IKD. For validity, the ICC(2,1) values for the ROQ-TA and IKD were in good agreement, with 0.672 (0.17-0.87) in the first testing session and 0.769 (0.42-0.91) in the second session.
DISCUSSION
The ROQ-TA is a valid and reliable device to test ankle dorsiflexion force in a healthy population. Muscle Nerve, 2018.
Quantifying muscle strength is critical in clinical and research settings. A rapid and objective method is ideal. The primary objective of this study was to examine the reliability of a novel device, the rapid objective quantification- tibialis anterior (ROQ-TA), which quantifies the dorsiflexion force of the tibialis anterior, and to assess its validity against isokinetic dynamometry (IKD).
METHODS
Ankle dorsiflexion of 20 healthy subjects was assessed by 3 modalities, ROQ-TA, manual muscle testing, and isokinetic dynamometry, over 2 testing sessions.
RESULTS
The intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC(2,1) ] for reliability was 0.872 (0.677-0.949) for the ROQ-TA and 0.892 (0.728-0.957) for IKD. For validity, the ICC(2,1) values for the ROQ-TA and IKD were in good agreement, with 0.672 (0.17-0.87) in the first testing session and 0.769 (0.42-0.91) in the second session.
DISCUSSION
The ROQ-TA is a valid and reliable device to test ankle dorsiflexion force in a healthy population. Muscle Nerve, 2018.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1002/mus.26476
- PMID 30897217
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/231491
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