Measurement of isometric muscle strength: A reproducibility study of maximal voluntary contraction in normal subjects and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 167-174

  Colombo, R ^a   Mazzini, L ^a   Mora, G ^a   Parenzan, R ^a   Creola, G ^a   Pirali, I ^a   Minuco, G ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Isometric contraction; Measurement reproducibility; Strength measurement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DISEASES; MANUAL CONTROL; MUSCLE; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; MEASUREMENT REPRODUCIBILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0034173942     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(00)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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