Electronic Muscle Strength Studies

Hand-held dynamometry reliability in persons with neuropathic weakness; Kilmer DD, McCrory MA, Wright NC, Rosko RA, Kim HR, Aitkens SG; Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1997 Dec; 78(12):1364-8

Comparison of maximal voluntary isometric contraction and Drachman’s hand-held dynamometry in evaluating patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Beck M, Giess R, Wurffel W, Magnus T, Ochs G, Toyka KV; Muscle Nerve. 1999 Sep;22(9): 1265-70

Evaluation of reflex- and nonreflex – induced muscle resistance to stretch in adults with spinal cord injury using hand-held and isokinetic dynamometry; Lamontagne A, Malouin F, Richards CL, Dumas F; Phys Ther. 1998 Sep;78(9):964-75; discussion 976-8

Hand-held compared with isokinetic dynamometry for measurement of static knee extension torque (parallel reliability dynamometers); Bohannon RW; Clin Phys Physiol Meas. 1990 Aug; 11(3):217-22

Measuring knee extensor muscle strength; Bohannon RW; Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2001 Jan:80(1): 13-8

Test-retest strength reliability: hand-held dynamometry in community-dwelling elderly fallers; Wang CY, Olson SL, Protas EJ.; Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Jun;83(6): 811-5

Reliability of hand-held dynamometry in spinal muscular atrophy; Merlini L, Mazzone ES, Solari A, Morandi L.; Muscle Nerve. 2002 Jul;26(1): 64-70

Reliability of Manual Muscle Testing with a Computerized Dynamometer; Chang-Yu Hsieh, D.C., Reed B. Phillips, D.C., PhD; Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Volume 13, Number 2, February, 1990

Reliability of Hand-Held Dynamometry in Assessment of Knee Extensor Strength After Hip Fracture; Marc-Andre Gilles, Roy, MSc, Timothy J. Doherty, MD, PhD, FRCPC; American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, (c) 2004

Adoption of Hand-Held Dynamometry; Richard W. Bohannon; School of Allied Health, University of Connecticut, Storrs; Percept Mot Skills. 2001 Feb;92(1):150

Intertester Reliability of Hand-Held Dynamometry: A Concise Summary of Published Research; Richard W. Bohannon; School of Allied Health, University of Connecticut, Storrs; Percept Mot Skills. 1999 Jun;88(3 Pt 1):899-902

Accuracy, Reproducability, and Variability of Hand-Held Dynamometry in Motor Neuron Disease; Goonetilleke A, Modarres-Sadeghi H, Guiloff RJ; Regional Neurosciences Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK; J Neurol Neruosurg Psychiatry. 1994 Mar;57(3):326-32

Research Incorporating Hand-Held Dynamometry: Publication Trends Since 1948; Bohannon RW; Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA; Percept Mot. Skills. 1998 Jun;86(3 Pt 2): 1177-8

A Broad Range of Forces is Encompassed by the Maximum Manual Muscle Test Grade of Five; Bohannon RW, Corrigan D.; Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA; Percept Mot. Skills. 2000 Jun:90(3 Pt 1):747-50

Predicting Shoulder Strength Using Allometry: Implications for Shoulder Outcome Assessments; Placzek JD, Freeman DC, Lukens SC, Badalamenti S, Roubal PJ, Wiate JM; J Orthop Res. 2004 Jul;22(4):884-8

Predictors Isokinetic Back Muscle Strength in Patients with Low Back Pain; Keller A, Johansen JG, Hellesnes J, Brox JI; Spine. 1999 Feb 1;24(3):275-80

Reproducibility of Isometric Strength: Measurement of Neck Muscles; Ylinen JJ, Rezasoltani A, Julin MV, Virtaphohja HA, Malkia EA; Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 1999 Mar;14(3):217-9

Reliability of Quantitative Muscle Testing in Healthy Children and in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using a Hand-Held Dynamometer; Wayne A. Stuberg, W.K. Metcalf; Physical Therapy, Volume 68, Number 6, June 1988;

Strength Testing with a Portable Dynamometer: Reliability for Upper and Lower Extremities; James C. Agre, MD, PhD, John L. Magness, MD, Steven Z. Hull, MD, Kenneth C. Wright, MD, Tanya L. Baxter, RPT, Robert Patterson, PhD, Larry Stradel, BS; Arch Phys Med Rehabil Vol 68, July 1987

Test-Retest Reliability of Hand-Held Dynamometer During a Single Session of Strength Assessment; Richard W. Bohannon; Physical Therapy, Volume 66, Number 2, February 1986

Trunk Strengths in Attempted Flexion, Extension, and Lateral Bending in Healthly Subjects and Patients with Low-Back Disorders; Tomas McNeill, MD, David Warwick, Gunnar Andersson, MD, Albert Schultz, PhD; Spine, Volume 5, Number 6, November/December 1980

Quantitative Assessment of Back Strength Using Isokinetic Testing; N.A. Langrana, PhD, C.K. Lee, MD, H. Alexander, PhD, C.W. Mayott, MS; Spine, Volume 9, Number 3, 1984