Reliability of a Test for Assessment of Isometric Trunk Muscle Strength in Elderly Women.
Marceli M A MesquitaMarta S SantosAlan B S VasconcelosClodoaldo A de SáLuana C D PereiraÍnea B M da Silva-SantosWalderi M da Silva JuniorDihogo de Matos GamaAlan Dos S FontesPaulo M P OliveiraFelipe J AidarJosimari M DeSantanaIohanna G S FernandesMarzo Edir Da Silva-GrigolettoPublished in: Journal of aging research (2019)
It is concluded that the test of maximum isometric strength of the trunk in healthy and trained elderly people presents high reliability. These values proved to be reliable if performed in at least two evaluation sessions, which confirms the hypothesis of the authors by the consistency of the measurement test.