MyoStret

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General Information
Background
Author/s or Creator/s
Hogrel, JY
Ollivier, G
Ledoux, I
et al
Objectives
Quantified measure of strength of main muscle functions (home-made QMT system).
Category of Outcome Measure
Pathology
Impairment
Functional
 
Disease Type
  Used Validated
Generic   X
Chronology of Development
Development of a home-made QMT system with dedicated software and various load cells in 2007. Validation ongoing. The reasons of this development was due to various QMA software defects.
Time Information
Time to Recall
At Assessment
Recall Period
Not Applicable
Time to Complete
depends on protocol (this is a QMT system)
Application
Mode of Assessment
Administered by trained evaluator
 
Age Group
Children (2 to 11 Years)
Adolescents (12 to 15 Years)
Adults (16 Years and Over)
 
Age Related Limitations
Not Applicable
Languages
Unknown
Conditions of Use and Contact Information
Conditions of Use
Require Author's Written Permission
 
Copyright Owner
Institut de Myologie
Contact Name
Jean-Yves Hogrel
Organisation Name
Institut de Myologie (AIM)
Postal Address
GH Pitié-Salpêtrière, Bâtiment Babinski, 47/83 Bd de l'Hôpital, Paris Cedex 13, 75651, France
URL (Web Address)
www.institut-myologie.org
Email Address
jy.hogrel@institut-myologie.org
Phone
+33 (0)1 42 16 58 80
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Quantitative Muscle Testing
Total Number of Muscles Tested (Bilateral)
8
Total Number of Muscles Tested (Unilateral)
0
Actual Muscles Tested
  Proximal Distal Lateral Not Defined
Elbow Flexion       X
Elbow Extension       X
Knee Flexion       X
Knee Extension       X
Myometer
Fixed
Scale of Measurement
Newtons
Translated into Nm after lever arm measure.
Sum Score Calculations
Composite scores using normative database; computation of Z-scores.
Sub-Score Calculations
Lower and upper limb subscore
Scoring Range
depends on the nominal range of the load cell
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Device
Device Name
ZF-xxx
Product Number
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Description
This system is basically the same as any QMT system using different software and sensors (particularly senstive sensors for strength assessment of weak patients).
Purpose/Use
Strength measurements of strong as well as weak patients.
Organisation Name
SCAIME
Address
ZI de Juvigny, BP 501, Annemasse, 74105, France
Web Address (URL)
http://www.scaime.com/
Email
cf web site
Phone
cf web site
Instruction Manual Availability
An instruction manual is available