The Wall Slide Test, a measure of knee extensor strength
| dc.contributor.author | Loucks, Lynda Loreen | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-07-12T17:49:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-07-12T17:49:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001-07-01T00:00:00Z | en_US |
| dc.degree.discipline | Medical Rehabilitation | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | 'Purpose'. To develop and evaluate a clinical test for assessment of knee extensor strength using a mathematical algorithm (Wall Slide Algorithm - WSA) to compute the knee extensor resultant joint moment (RJMk). 'Methods'. Normal subjects (n = 25) executed a knee flexion and extension maneuver with the trunk constrained against the wall and with feet a standardized distance from the wall (The Wall Slide Test - WST). The WST was repeated on two separate occasions (3-7 days between tests) for assessment of reliability. The absolute thigh angle for the lowest point during the WST was measured using a digital inclinometer. Digital images were taken of a sub-sample of subjects (n = 11/25) for comparison of the WSA with a full static analysis. For evaluation of concurrent validity, the subjects performed a maximal, concentric strength test on an isovelocity dynamometer at 50/s on their dominant leg on the second test day. The angle value measured during the WST was entered into the algorithm, ' 8.31Massbltcos [theta]', which calculated the RJMk. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) | en_US |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2582 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.title | The Wall Slide Test, a measure of knee extensor strength | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |