Long-term monitoring of stimulated lower leg skeletal muscle forces compared with voluntary contractions in myopathy patients – A five-year follow-up report on 5 adults

• Published in: Journal of bodywork and movement therapies Vol. 38; pp. 8 - 12
• Main Authors: Ginz, Hans F., Iaizzo, Paul A., Schweikert, Kathi, Durfee, William K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Isometric contraction; Isometric Contraction - physiology; Leg - physiology; Leg - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction - physiology; Muscle force; Muscle Strength - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Muscular Diseases - physiopathology; Myopathy; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Skeletal; Torque; Isometric contraction; Muscle force; Skeletal; Myopathy

Long-term assessments of lower leg muscle forces in ambulant patients with distal myopathies. Over a five-year period, we measured involuntary, nerve-stimulated, isometric torques of the ankle dorsiflexors in a group of ambulant patients with myopathies and compared results with voluntary Manual Mus...