Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome PPS
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) healthy volunteers 2) group of post polio patients with 1) a history of poliomyelitis; 2) paresis of at least one of the quadriceps muscles.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) inflammatory muscle or joint pathology, pain of muscles or joints of the lower extremity preventing exerting maximal contraction of the quadriceps muscle, cardiac or pulmonary problems, elite athletes. 2) 1) other neuromuscular or orthopaedic disorders, 2) strength of both quadriceps muscles below 30 Nm, 3) decreased range of motion in the lower extremity, 4) pain of muscles or joints of the lower extremity preventing patients from exerting maximal contraction of the quadriceps muscle.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The peak isometric and isokinetic torque of three repetitions of maximal voluntary contractions will be used to establish the validity of the KinCom in comparison to the golden standard, the Biodex dynamometer. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed