The paper presents the results of comparative studies on the range of active elbow joint motion based on data obtained from 50 physical education students. The measurements were made with both an electrogoniometer and a manual goniometer. An explanation of differences in measurement results has been provided based on an investigation by the photographic method of 3 elbow joints using cadaveric ...

Method Subjects were studied walking on a treadmill. EMG signals from the calf and anterior tibial muscles were recorded and force sensitive foot-switches enabled these to be related to phases of the gait cycle. Ankle movement was recorded using a Penny and Giles electrogoniometer. Normal activation periods for each muscle group were identified as percentiles of the gait cycle. Indices for musc...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the measurements of an electrogoniometer with those of the Fisi Metrix program to investigate the reliability and validity of Fisi Metrix assessments of wrist ROM. [Methods] The subjects were eighteen healthy young females. Wrist deviation was measured on images by three raters for measurement of wrist ROM using the Fisi Metrix program. [Result...

This experiment validates a frequency-weighted filter for continuous measurements of force, posture and repetition using a stimulated industrial task. A peg transfer task was used requiring subjects to repetitively insert pegs into holes with controlled resistance. Ten subjects performed the task for six conditions. All wrist flexion angular data were recorded continually using an electrogoniom...

Recent studies involving patients with CNS lesions have clearly demonstrated that agonist paresis rather than antagonist spasticity is the primary factor limiting torque production. The presence of spasticity can, nonetheless, be important because of its effect on the quality of movement and because of the propensity of spastic muscles toward contracture. Therefore, methods for more precisely d...

INTRODUCTION Among the various commercially available data collecting system for use with a flexible electrogoniometer, there is currently a paucity of a user friendly system. What is required is a system where by clicking a single button a user can remotely record and transmit the information pertaining to the flexion/extension of the knee during activities of daily living (ADL) via a Bluetoot...