The Relationship Between Muscle Morphology and Muscle Strength

Karl Landsteiner Institute of Remobilization and Functional Health52 enrolled

Overview

The evaluation of skeletal muscle strength in severly ill or cognitive impaired patients is an unresolved problem especially during the rehabilitation process. The aim of this study is to correlate morphological parameters assessed with muscle ultrasound and isometric muscle strength to establish an objective progression parameter for rehabilitation therapies.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Skeletal Muscle Ultrasound Isometric Muscle Strength

Interventions

Siemens Acuson Antares ultrasoundDEVICE

skeletal muscle ultrasound of the musculus quadriceps, on two different days, two observers

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * group 1: patients between 18 and 35 years * group 2: patients between 60 and 80 years Exclusion Criteria: * neuromuscular diseases * hip or knee prosthesis in the investigated leg * any trauma of the hip, knee or ankle of the investigated leg during the last 12 months * cognitive impairments * pregnancy * diabetes mellitus Type II * acute or chronic pain in the investigated leg * chronic maligne or non - maligne diseases (of the heart, lung or kidney)

Locations (1)

Karl Landsteiner Institute of Remobilisation and Functional Health

Vienna, State of Vienna, Austria

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