Isokinetic findings in scoliosis: Their relationship to clinical
measurements and reliability studies
Issue title: Selected papers and Abstracts of the "XXXIVèmes Entretiens de Mèdecine Physique et
Réadaptation", Isokinetics 2007: An update, Montpellier, France, March 2007
Affiliations: [a] Massues Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center,
69322 Lyon cedex 05, France | [b] Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Ege University Medical Faculty, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey | [c] Department of Spine Disorders, Centre of University
Hospital, Saint Etienne, Lyon, France
Abstract: This study assessed the applicability of dynamometric muscle
evaluation in scoliosis. Objective: To assess the clinical applicability of the dynamometric
muscle evaluation in scoliosis by reliability studies, its relations with the
clinical measures, and comparison analysis with healthy subjects. Methods: Thirty five scoliotic female patients and 27 healthy women
were evaluated dynamometrically muscle strengths, additionally the scoliotic
women were evaluated by clinical measures. To assess the reliability of
isokinetic muscle testing 20 scoliotic women were tested twice 1 week apart Results: The ICCs ranged 0.81–0.96, except in the case of the
knee extensor strength at 120°/s. Curve angle was weakly correlated to
trunk flexor strength at 90°/s (r=0.40), the curve pattern was moderately
related to knee muscles' strengths (−0.46 < r < −0.57).
Scoliotic women showed weaker isokinetic muscles strengths except the trunk
extensors at 90°/s. Conclusion: Isokinetic evaluation of trunk muscle strength may be an
additional tool in assessing this patient group.
