The reliability and validity of handheld dynamometry for the measurement of lower-extremity muscle strength in older adults.

CM, Arnold; KD, Warkentin; PD, Chilibeck; CR, Magnus

doi:10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181aa36b8

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The reliability and validity of handheld dynamometry for the measurement of lower-extremity muscle strength in older adults.

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Arnold CM

Warkentin KD

Chilibeck PD

Abstract

Lower-extremity muscle strength is important in predicting fall risk in older adults. Handheld dynamometry (HHD) is a tool used to measure isometric muscle strength in the older adult, but few studies have evaluated the utility of HHD for muscle groups beyond knee extension. The purpose of this stud...

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