Psychometric Evaluation of 2 New Upper Extremity Functional Strength Tests in Children With Cerebral Palsy
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Reliability of hand-held dynamometry and functional strength tests for the lower extremity in children with Cerebral Palsy.
PURPOSE To evaluate the intertester reliability of two methods for measuring lower-limb strength in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD Twenty-five subjects with CP (7-17 years of age) participated in this study. Lower-limb muscle strength was measured on 2 occasions using a Hand-held Dynamometer (HHD; break-method and make-method) and a 30-sec Repetition Maximum (RM) during three funct...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Therapy
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0031-9023,1538-6724
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzz019