Reliability and criterion validity of handheld dynamometry for measuring trunk muscle strength in people with and without chronic non-specific low back pain.
Handheld dynamometer
Low back pain
Psychometric properties
Trunk muscle strength
Journal
Musculoskeletal science & practice
ISSN: 2468-7812
Titre abrégé: Musculoskelet Sci Pract
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101692753
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
received:
06
02
2023
revised:
04
05
2023
accepted:
09
06
2023
medline:
28
8
2023
pubmed:
22
6
2023
entrez:
21
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Evaluating trunk strength is an important aspect of the physical examination of people with low back pain (LBP). Thus, reliable, valid, and easily applied measurement tools are needed to quantify trunk muscle strength and monitor changes in response to interventions. To determine within-day and between-day test re-test reliability and criterion validity of a handheld dynamometer (HHD) to evaluate maximum isometric trunk strength in people with chronic LBP and asymptomatic individuals. Reliability and criterion validity study. Twenty adult participants with chronic, non-specific LBP and 35 asymptomatic individuals participated. Isometric trunk flexion, extension, and rotation strength were evaluated with the HHD (Active force 2) and the within-day and between-day reliability were determined with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC Good to excellent within-day and between-day reliability was observed for people with LBP and asymptomatic individuals with (ICC A HHD is a reliable, valid, and clinically applicable tool for the measurement of trunk strength in adults with and without chronic LBP.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Evaluating trunk strength is an important aspect of the physical examination of people with low back pain (LBP). Thus, reliable, valid, and easily applied measurement tools are needed to quantify trunk muscle strength and monitor changes in response to interventions.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
To determine within-day and between-day test re-test reliability and criterion validity of a handheld dynamometer (HHD) to evaluate maximum isometric trunk strength in people with chronic LBP and asymptomatic individuals.
DESIGN
METHODS
Reliability and criterion validity study.
METHODS
METHODS
Twenty adult participants with chronic, non-specific LBP and 35 asymptomatic individuals participated. Isometric trunk flexion, extension, and rotation strength were evaluated with the HHD (Active force 2) and the within-day and between-day reliability were determined with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC
RESULTS
RESULTS
Good to excellent within-day and between-day reliability was observed for people with LBP and asymptomatic individuals with (ICC
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
A HHD is a reliable, valid, and clinically applicable tool for the measurement of trunk strength in adults with and without chronic LBP.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37343403
pii: S2468-7812(23)00084-X
doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102799
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102799Informations de copyright
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