Foot Muscle Strength Dynamometer

NewsBot · Mar 12, 2019

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Repeatability and accuracy of a foot muscle strength dynamometer
AlessandroGarofoliniaSimonTayloraPatrickMcLaughlinaRobertStokesaMichaelKuselbKaren JMicklea
Medical Engineering & Physics; 9 March 2019

Highlights
•Adequate foot muscle force application is imperative for efficient performance of sport and activities of daily living.
•Here we developed a custom-made toe dynamometer designed to quantify the toe flexor torque.
•Our device has the potential to be used as a training tool, instead of just for evaluation.
•We suggest our protocol to be used as standard approach to measure maximal toe flexor torque.
•Limits of agreement, mean bias and repeatability coefficient should be reported for assessment of future instrument.
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Toe flexor strength is a pivotal biomechanical contributor for effecting balance and gait. However, there are limited reports that evaluate measurement accuracy and repeatability of this important attribute. Dynamometers are designed to measure force which can be used to derive joint torque if the perpendicular distance to the joint axis is known. However, an accurate and reliable measurement method to assess the ability of the toe flexor muscles to produce torque, is lacking. Here we describe a new device and method, designed to quantify the toe flexor torque developed at the metatarsal phalangeal joint. We evaluate measurement bias and the ability of the instrument to consistently measure what it is supposed to measure (Interclass Correlation Coefficient). Results suggest that our device is an accurate tool for measuring angle and torque with a small (0.10° and 0.07 Nm, respectively) bias. When tested for reliability and repeatability in measuring toe flexor torque (n = 10), our device showed high interclass correlation (ICC = 0.99), small bias (-1.13 Nm) and small repeatability coefficient (CR = 3.9). We suggest mean bias and CR to be reported for future measurement methods and our protocol used as standard approach to measure maximal toe flexor torque.
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scotfoot · Mar 13, 2019

I have not seen the full paper for this , only the abstract and a couple of pictures , but it seems to be a progression of the device built by Brigham Young University a few years ago .
Using the Brigham Young device was shown to significantly improve athletic performance including jumping and sprinting .

There was a link to a PDF of the Brigham Young device , but this no longer works .

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