Isokinetic assessment in ALS
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Published on: January 15, 2016
R Sufit1, J A Clough, M Schram
1Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, and William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, Madison 53792, USA.
Abstract:
Three measures of lower extremity function were compared in a homogenous population of ALS patients. Isokinetic dynamometry was shown to be a sensitive tool for change in strength over time. It demonstrated positive correlations with gait velocity as well as other behavioral measures. Manual muscle tests were relatively insensitive and no more reliable than isokinetics. Isokinetics are a useful adjunct in the assessment of ALS.
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