Reliability of Isometric Knee Extension Muscle Strength Measurements of Healthy Elderly Subjects Made with a Hand-held Dynamometer and a Belt

• Published in: Journal of Physical Therapy Science Vol. 26; no. 12; pp. 1855 - 1859
• Main Authors: Katoh, Munenori, Isozaki, Koji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Society of Physical Therapy Science 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Hand-held dynamometer; Healthy elderly subjects; Knee extension muscle strength; Original; Hand-held dynamometer; Knee extension muscle strength; Healthy elderly subjects

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of three isometric knee extension strength measurements (IKE) made with a hand-held dynamometer (HHD) and a belt of healthy elderly living in the community as subjects. [Subjects] The subject cohort consisted of 186 healthy elderly p...