Manual Therapy
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 97-101 , February 2011

Reliability of a new hand-held dynamometer in measuring shoulder range of motion and strength

  • Angela Cadogan

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies, Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Akoranga Drive, Northcote, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    • Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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  • Mark Laslett

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies, Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Akoranga Drive, Northcote, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    • Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    • Physiosouth, Christchurch, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Wayne Hing

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies, Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Akoranga Drive, Northcote, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    • Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. Tel.: +64 9 9219999x7800; fax: +64 9 9219620.
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  • Peter McNair

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies, Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Akoranga Drive, Northcote, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    • Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Maynard Williams

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies, Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Akoranga Drive, Northcote, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    • Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

Received 8 October 2009 ,Revised 14 March 2010 ,Accepted 7 May 2010.

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Manual Therapy
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