Validity and reliability of the modified sphygmomanometer test to assess strength of the lower limbs and trunk muscles after stroke

Souza, Lucas Araújo Castro e; Martins, Júlia Caetano; Teixeira-Salmela, Luci Fuscaldi; Lara, Eliza Maria; Moura, Juliana Braga; Aguiar, Larissa Tavares; Faria, Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais

doi:10.2340/16501977-1823

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“…All the eight studies, which assessed the strength of the hip extensor muscles, reported the positioning of the subjects and half (50%) (15,21,40,44), adopted the supine position with the hips and knees flexed. The seven studies (15,21,22,32,41,43,44) that assessed the strength of the hip abductor muscles, all adopted the supine position. The only study that assessed the strength of hip adductor muscles (15) adopted the supine position with the hip in neutral in the frontal plane and knees extended.…”

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“…All muscular groups of the LL assessed with portable dynamometry had some type of reliability investigated. three studies (10%) (11,39,44) reported the use of immediate verbal feedback. The demonstration and familiarization procedures were also rarely reported.…”

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“…Six studies (20%) reported that the demonstration procedures were carried out and used verbal instructions (15,28,31,37,40,44) and two studies used movement instructions (15,44). Six studies (20%) (15,30,35,37,39,44) reported the familiarization procedures with the participants performing the same test procedures, prior to data collection. Of the 30 included studies, which investigated the measurement properties of portable dynamometry for the assessment of strength in subjects with stroke,…”

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Assessment of the strength of the lower limb muscles in subjects with stroke with portable dynamometry: a literature review

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Introduction: Weakness of the lower limb muscles, which are the main impairments after stroke, is associated with reduced mobility and decreased performance in functional tasks. Therefore, the assessment of strength of these muscles is necessary, which is commonly assessed with portable dynamometry. Aims: To perform a literature review regarding the methods used to assess lower limb strength with portable dynamometry in subjects with stroke and to describe its investigated measurement properties with this population. Materials and Methods: An extensive search was performed on the MEDLINE, SCIELO, LILACS, and PEDro databases, by combining specific key words, followed by active manual search by two independent researchers. Results and Discussion: Thirty studies were included, and the muscular groups of the knee (90%) were the most assessed, followed by the ankle (66.7%) and hip (63.3%) joints. In 5% of the studies, there were not reported any descriptions related to the positioning of the subjects and the equipment, neither regarding the stabilization procedures. Only 50% provided information regarding the number of trials and only 46.7% regarding the contraction times, being three trials and 5s the most commonly applied. Only 10% provided feedback and 23.3% demonstrations, prior to data collection. Only seven studies (23.3%) investigated the measurement properties of portable dynamometry and reported moderate to high reliability levels. Final Considerations: The protocols used for the assessment of the strength of the lower limb muscles with portable dynamometry in subjects with stroke were not standardized. Moreover, only one measurement property was investigated: the reliability, which was considered adequate.

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“…To evaluate the lower limb muscle strength, the modified sphygmomanometer test (MST) 19 was used, which provides objective measurements and has a low price 19,20 . In addition, it also presents adequate measurement properties for post-stroke individuals 20,21 .…”

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Força muscular e habilidade de locomoção em indivíduos pós-acidente vascular encefálico crônico

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RESUMO O objetivo do estudo foi verificar se existem diferenças na força muscular dos membros inferiores (MMII) e na habilidade de locomoção de indivíduos pós-acidente vascular encefálico (AVE) crônico, classificados como deambuladores comunitários ou não comunitários. Foi realizado um estudo transversal em 60 indivíduos pós-AVE crônico, divididos em deambuladores comunitários (n=33) e não comunitários (n=27) pela velocidade de marcha. A força muscular de sete grupos musculares bilaterais de MMII foi avaliada por meio do teste do esfigmomanômetro modificado e habilidade de locomoção pelo ABILOCO. Estatísticas descritivas foram utilizadas para caracterizar a amostra, e o teste t de Student para amostras independentes, a fim de comparar os dois grupos de indivíduos pós-AVE. Observou-se que os deambuladores comunitários apresentaram maiores valores de força muscular para a maioria dos grupos musculares de MMII (−0,973≥t≥−3,189; p≤0,04), e na habilidade de locomoção (t=−2,841; p=0,006). Os indivíduos pós-AVE crônico deambuladores comunitários possuem maior força muscular de MMII e mais habilidade de locomoção em comparação aos deambuladores não comunitários. Sugere-se que a avaliação fisioterapêutica de indivíduos pós-AVE inclua, além da mensuração da força muscular de MMII e seu tratamento, a mensuração da percepção da habilidade de locomoção, para análises da evolução do paciente e da eficácia da conduta terapêutica.

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“…Wherever hypertension is present in low-middle-income countries, the sphygmomanometer should be around, although it has largely been replaced in many high-income countries. The potential of the sphygmomanometer was recently reported in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, showing how a modified sphygmomanometer test could provide an assessment of the strength of the lower limb and trunk muscles in subjects with chronic stroke (15). In hemiplegia, recent studies have indicated that building up of power in the hemiplegic leg is important in leading to significant improvement of function (16,17).…”

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Validity and reliability of the modified sphygmomanometer test to assess strength of the lower limbs and trunk muscles after stroke

Cited by 34 publications

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Assessment of the strength of the lower limb muscles in subjects with stroke with portable dynamometry: a literature review

Assessment of the strength of the lower limb muscles in subjects with stroke with portable dynamometry: a literature review

Força muscular e habilidade de locomoção em indivíduos pós-acidente vascular encefálico crônico

Supporting rehabilitation in developing countries

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