Development and reliability of a hand-held dynamometer device to measure the ankle dorsiflexor muscle strength

• Published in: Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering Vol. 5; p. 2055668318802558
• Main Authors: Kimura, Masanobu, Ogata, Yuto, Akebi, Toru, Ochi, Mitsuhiro, Hachisuka, Kenji, Saeki, Satoru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2018; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Ankle; Technical Notes; hand-held dynamometer; Ankle dorsiflexor muscle strength; inter-rater; compensatory motion; intra-rater; reliability testing

Background Ankle dorsiflexor muscle strength is a crucial component of gait. Objective We describe the development of a simple, hand-held dynamometer to measure the ankle dorsiflexor muscle strength in the sitting position. In addition, we examine its intra- and inter-rater reliability. Methods Meas...