Isokinetic assessment in ALS.
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.
Sufit
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Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, and William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, Madison 53792, USA.
Clough
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Schram
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Conrad
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Erickson
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Brooks
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D004867:Equipment Design; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000295:instrumentation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D016472:Motor Neuron Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology