title: The reliability of evaluation of hip muscle strength in rehabilitation robot walking training.
abstract: [Purpose] The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the intraclass correlation coefficient in obtaining the torque of the hip muscle strength during a robot-assisted rehabilitation treatment. [Subjects] Twenty-four patients (15 males, 9 females) with spinal cord injury participated in the study. [Methods] The subjects were asked to walk during robot-assisted rehabilitation, and the torque of the muscle strength which was measured at hip joint flexion angles of -15, -10, -5, 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 degrees. [Results] The intraclass correlation coefficient of the torque of the hip muscle strength measured by the rehabilitation training robot was excellent. [Conclusion] Our results show that measurement of torque can be used as an objective assessment of treatment with RAT.
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, China ; Department of Physical Therapy, China Rehabilitation Research Center, China.
authors.forename: Qiuchen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, China ; Department of Physical Therapy, China Rehabilitation Research Center, China.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, China ; Department of Physical Therapy, China Rehabilitation Research Center, China.
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, China ; Department of Orthopedic and Orthopedic Rehabilitation, China Rehabilitation Research Center, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, China ; Department of Physical Therapy, China Rehabilitation Research Center, China.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, China ; Department of Physical Therapy, China Rehabilitation Research Center, China.
authors.forename: Chunying
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
keywords: Hip muscle strength; Robot-assisted rehabilitation