خلاصة:
Objectives: The Micro Manual Muscle Tester (MMMT) is a Hand-Held Dynamometer
(HHD). The current study aimed to evaluate the intra- and inter-rater reliability of this device.
Methods: To determine the reliability of the MMMT, two previously trained assessors to
work with HHD performed HHD measurements on 7 muscle groups of the lower extremities
(hip flexors, hip extensors, hip abductors, knee extensors, knee flexors, ankle plantar-, and
dorsiflexors) using the make-test method. The study participants were evaluated thrice by two
occupational therapists in 10 separate days.
Results: All the inter- and intra-correlations were reported as excellent (ICC>0.90), except for
ICC2,3 in the hip flexor muscles; and ICC2,3 in the dorsiflexor muscles that were similarly good
(ICC=0.75-0.89) at a high significance level (P˂0.001).
Discussion: The MMMT had an acceptable reliability. Furthermore, this device is useful for
investigating changes in strength after rehabilitation interventions.
ملخص الجهاز:
Research Paper: Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of Micro Manual Muscle Tester of the Lower Extremity in Children With Diplegia Cerebral Palsy Masoud Gharib1, Roshanak Vameghi2* /, Mahyar Salavati3 /, Seyed Ali Hosseini2, Ahmad Saeedi4 1.
Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of Micro Manual Muscle Tester of the Lower Extremity in Children With Diplegia Cerebral Palsy.
2. 165 Article info: Received: 15 Dec 2018 Accepted: 28 Feb 2019 Available Online: 01 Apr 2019 Keywords: Muscles, Reliability, Cerebral Palsy ABSTRACT Objectives: The Micro Manual Muscle Tester (MMMT) is a Hand-Held Dynamometer (HHD).
Methods: To determine the reliability of the MMMT, two previously trained assessors to work with HHD performed HHD measurements on 7 muscle groups of the lower extremities (hip flexors, hip extensors, hip abductors, knee extensors, knee flexors, ankle plantar-, and dorsiflexors) using the make-test method.
com 165 April 2019, Volume 17, Number 2 / ranian /ehabilitation /ournal Highlights ● Evaluating muscle power can affect clinical practices and research studies on children who have cerebral palsy.
The Micro Manual Muscle Tester (MMMT) is a type of HHD; therefore, the present study aimed to as-sess the intra- and inter-rater reliability of this device.
To inves-tigate the reliability of the MMMT, two previously trained assessors for HHD, established HHD measurements on 7 muscle groups of the subjects’ lower limb (hip flexors, hip extensors, hip abductors, knee extensors, knee flexors, an-kle plantar-, and dorsiflexors) using the make-test method.
The inter- and intra-rater reliability of muscle group power measurements using the MMMT in children with diplegic CP {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} to perform activities [24].