Isometric skeletal muscle force measurement in primary XXXX .

@entity1 @entity29731 @entity5442 @entity3055 @entity1184 @entity3986 @entity1555 @entity121
INTRODUCTION: In @entity121 @entity1 it is useful to measure skeletal muscle forces. Conventional methods require voluntary muscle activation, which can be unreliable. We evaluated a device for non-voluntary force assessment. METHODS: We tested 8 @entity1 (unknown @entity121 n = 2, @entity5442 , @entity3986 , @entity3055 , @entity29731 , multi-minicore disease, @entity1555 , n = 1 each). Isometric twitch torques of ankle dorsiflexors were measured after fibular nerve stimulation. RESULTS: Six @entity1 had decreased torques vs. 8 controls ( @entity1 : median Newton-meter 1.6 vs 5.7, @entity1 : 0.2 vs 3.9, both P   <   0.0001). Values correlated with Manual Muscle Test results (r = 0.73, r(2) = 0.53, P   <   0.0001). In weak dorsiflexors, torque could be measured despite lower signal-to-noise ratio. In 2 @entity1 with @entity1184 we measured increased torques. DISCUSSION: Non-voluntary muscle force assessment can be used in @entity1 with @entity121 , and values correlate with voluntary forces determined by traditional methods. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
