Muscle testing method

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1986-07-11

1988-03-22

Ruehl, Charles A.

Measuring and testing

Muscular force

128782, A61B 522

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047320389

ABSTRACT:
A method of testing the strength of a selected muscle or muscle group, comprising the steps of stabilizing a subject's body, and determining the range of motion of a body area moved by the selected muscle or muscle group. A force sensing device is located in that range of motion, the sensing device is contacted with the above-mentioned body area, and the subject flexes the selected muscle or muscle group to force the body area against the sensing device. The selected muscle or muscle group is isolated so that at least substantially all the force applied to the sensing device is due to the flexing of the selected muscle or muscle group. The method further comprises the steps of measuring the force applied against the sensing device for a selected test period, and producing a signal representing the measured force.

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