Maximal isometric muscle strength values obtained By hand‐held dynamometry in children between 6 and 15 years of age
Autor: | Angélica Domínguez, Maria J. Bravo, Raul G. Escobar, Karin T. Munoz, Pamela Banados |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Physiology Muscle Strength Dynamometer Isometric exercise Anthropometric parameters 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Muscle nerve Age groups Reference Values Isometric Contraction Physiology (medical) medicine Humans Muscle Strength 030212 general & internal medicine Child Muscle Skeletal Anthropometry Hand Strength business.industry Hand held Reproducibility of Results Reference values Physical therapy Muscle strength Female Neurology (clinical) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Pediatric population |
Zdroj: | Muscle & Nerve. 55:16-22 |
ISSN: | 1097-4598 0148-639X |
Popis: | Introduction In this study we aimed to determine the maximal isometric muscle strength of a healthy, normal-weight, pediatric population between 6 and 15 years of age using hand-held dynamometry to establish strength reference values. The secondary objective was determining the relationship between strength and anthropometric parameters. Methods Four hundred normal-weight Chilean children, split into 10 age groups, separated by 1-year intervals, were evaluated. Each age group included between 35 and 55 children. Results The strength values increased with increasing age and weight, with a correlation of 0.83 for age and 0.82 for weight. The results were similar to those reported in previous studies regarding the relationships among strength, age, and anthropometric parameters, but the reported strength differed. Conclusions These results provide normal strength parameters for healthy and normal-weight Chilean children between 6 and 15 years of age and highlight the relevance of ethnicity in defining reference values for muscle strength in a pediatric population. Muscle Nerve 55: 16-22, 2017. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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