Hand-held dynamometry: adoption 1900-2005.
The purpose of this brief report is to describe the adoption of hand-held dynamometry, a procedure for documenting muscle strength. Between the early 1900s and the end of 2005, 478 research articles were published that documented use of hand-held dynamometry. The adoption of the procedure for research is consistent with the S-shaped curve described by Rogers. The extent to which hand-held dynamometry is used in clinical practice remains to be delineated.
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Richard W
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Department of Physical Therapy, University of Connecticut, USA. ptconsultant@comcast.net
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D053581:Muscle Strength Dynamometer; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010827:Physiology / Q000295:instrumentation