Open AccessHand-Held Dynamometer is a Reliable Tool to Measure Trunk Muscle Strength in Chronic Stroke
Author(s) -
Suruliraj Karthikbabu,
Chakrapani Mahabala
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/28105.10672
Subject(s) - trunk , sitting , physical medicine and rehabilitation , dynamometer , stroke (engine) , weakness , medicine , physical therapy , balance (ability) , electromyography , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology , aerospace engineering , pathology
Patients with chronic stroke show atypical coordination of trunk movement and they find difficulty during bed mobility and transfer skills due to weakness of trunk muscles. Routine bedside clinical examination fails to quantify the trunk muscle strength in patients with stroke. Handheld dynamometer is widely administered to quantify the strength of extremities, but its reliability on testing the trunk muscles strength is limited.