Intra-rater reliability of arm and hand muscle strength measurements in persons with late effects of polio.

Summary, in English

Muscle weakness in the upper limb is common in persons with late effects of polio. To be able to measure muscle strength and follow changes over time, reliable measurements are needed.

• Author: Christina Brogårdh; Ulla-Britt Flansbjer; Håkan Carlsson; Jan Lexell
• Department/s: Rehabilitation medicine; Human Movement: health and rehabilitation; MultiPark: Multidisciplinary research focused on Parkinson´s disease
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 1035-1041
• Publication/Series: PM&R
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 10
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25819668?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.03.016
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Topic: Other Medical Sciences not elsewhere specified
• Status: Published
• Research group: Rehabilitation medicine; Human Movement: health and rehabilitation
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1934-1563