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《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2015, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (04): 457-459.

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Reliability of a Hand- Held Dynamometer on Strength of Shoulder Rotator Cuff among Subjects with Spinal Cord Injury

FENG Ya-nan, ZHANG Zhi-jie, LIU Chun-long
   

  1. 1. Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510440, China; 2. Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2015-04-25 Online:2015-04-25

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Abstract: Objective To assess the reliability of strength of shoulder rotator cuff using a hand-held dynamometer among subjects with spinal cord injury. Methods 20 spinal cord injury subjects without shoulder pain participated in this study. A hand-held dynamometer was used to assess the strength of shoulder rotator cuff. Two therapists (A/B) obtained the strength of shoulder rotator cuff. One of the therapists assessed again 5days later. The intra- and inter-reliability (ICC) of strength of shoulder rotator was calculated. Results The strength of rotator cuff was assessed by the hand-held dynamometer. The intra-reliability of external and internal muscle strength was 0.94 and 0.95, respectively. The inter-reliability was 0.91 and 0.93, respectively. Conclusion A hand-held dynamometer is a feasible and reliable tool to assess the strength of rotator cuff among subjects with spinal cord injury.

Key words: hand-held dynamometer, shoulder rotator cuff strength, reliability