Handgrip strength (HGS) is associated with several chronic diseases, cognitive decline,
length of hospital-stay, and mortality. More importantly, HGS is one of the diagnostic criteria …

Background Muscle strength is an important component of health. Objective To describe and
evaluate the studies which have established the reference values for muscle strength on …

Background Muscle strength is usually measured in individuals with stroke with Portable
dynamometers (gold standard). However, no studies have investigated the reliability, the …

Background: Grip strength, commonly evaluated with the handgrip dynamometer, is a good
indicator of upper limb (UL) function in stroke subjects and may reflect the global strength …

BACKGROUND: Tests that are usually employed for the clinical assessment of muscular
strength have notable disadvantages. The Modified Sphygmomanometer Test (MST) is a …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the criterion-related validity, test-retest and inter-rater
reliabilities of the modified sphygmomanometer test (MST) for assessment of the strength of …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability (test-retest and inter-rater) and criterion-related
validity of the modified sphygmomanometer test (MST) for the assessment of upper limb …

Objectives To investigate the best predictor of muscle strength assessed with both Modified
Sphygmomanometer Test (MST) methods (bag adaptation and non-adapted) and to provide …

Purpose (a) to investigate the test-retest and inter-rater reliabilities and the criterion-related
validity of the modified sphygmomanometer test (MST) for the assessment of muscle …

Background To investigate whether modifiable predictors (depressive symptoms,
impairment in behavior and mood, balance impairments, and knee extensor muscle …