Hand-held dynamometry strength measures for internal and external rotation demonstrate superior reliability, lower minimal detectable change and higher correlation to isokinetic dynamometry than externally-fixed dynamometry of the shoulder

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 75-81

  Holt, K L ^a   Raper, D P ^a,c   Boettcher, C E ^b   Waddington, G S ^a,c   Drew, M K ^a,c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b Regent Street Physiotherapy ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamometry; Reliability; Rotator cuff; Shoulder strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMOMETRY; EXTERNAL ROTATION; EXTERNALLY FIXED DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HAND HELD DYNAMOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; ISOKINETIC DYNAMOMETRY; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MINIMAL DETECTABLE CHANGE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; DYNAMOMETER; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; SHOULDER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SHOULDER;

EID: 84982705782     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: 18731600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2016.07.001     Document Type: Article

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