Lower Extremity Strength Profile in Ambulatory Adults with Cerebral Palsy and Spastic Diplegia: Norm Values and Reliability for Hand-Held Dynamometry.
Maaike Maria EkenRobert Patrick LambertsSusanne KoschnickJacques du ToitBerendina E VeerbeekNelleke Gertrude LangerakPublished in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2019)
Lower extremity strength profiles demonstrate substantial muscle weakness in ambulatory adults with CP compared to TD adults, which highlights the importance to address muscle weakness in this population group. These strength profiles may serve as norm values for clinicians and researchers. In addition, HHD showed to be reliable to assess lower extremity strength in adults with CP.