Comparing passive angle–torque curves recorded simultaneously with a load cell versus an isokinetic dynamometer during dorsiflexion stretch tolerance assessments. Issue 5 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Buckner, Samuel L.; Jenkins, Nathaniel D.M.; Costa, Pablo B.; Ryan, Eric D.; Herda, Trent J.; Cramer, Joel T.
• Is Part Of: Medical engineering & physics. Volume 37:Issue 5(2015:May)
• Page Start: 494
• Page End: 498
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering -- Periodicals; Biomedical Engineering -- Periodicals; Physics -- Periodicals; Génie biomédical -- Périodiques; Biomedical engineering; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.02.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-4533

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0001"> <title id="cesectitle0001">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spara0001"> <list id="celist0001"> <list-item id="celistitem0001"> <label></label> <p id="para0001">We compare passive angle–torque curves from a load cell apparatus and an isokinetic dynamometer.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0002"> <label></label> <p id="para0002">The load cell identified more changes between joint angles than the isokinetic dynamometer.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0003"> <label></label> <p id="para0003">Results suggest that a load cell is more sensitive than an isokinetic dynamometer.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>