Isometric Measurement of Hamstrings and Qua Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Sensitivity a

The use of mechanized testing of quadriceps and hamstrings strength traction in multiple sclerosis patients has not been previously report the utility of such testing in clinical trials, two studies were carried o variability both within a testing session and between testing sessions patients with leg weakness that had been stable for at least two mon ed every eight weeks over a sixteen-week period. Quadriceps and ha were measured in isometric contraction in triplicate at each testing s class correlation coefficient for the mean strength determinations weeks for sixteen weeks was 0.99 and the coefficients of variation were hamstrings and 5.97 ± 4.03 % for quadriceps. Only four series of dete eighty-six had coefficients of variation greater than 20%. In the seco undergoing symptomatic treatment with an experimental drug, 4-ami tested to determine whether treatment-related changes were seen, a were compared with the results of conventional manual muscle str metric test results appeared to be more sensitive to drug-related cha