Quantitative Mechanical Properties of the Relaxed Biceps and Triceps Brachii Muscles in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Reliability Study of the Myoton-3 Myometer
Table 2
Myotonometric measurements of the biceps and tricpes brachii musclesa.
Muscle
Variable
First session
Second session
Affected
Unaffected
Affected
Unaffected
Biceps brachii
Tone (Hz)
11.72 (1.83)
12.03 (1.65)
11.44 (1.63)
11.82 (1.32)
Elasticity
1.70 (0.30)
1.52 (0.38)
1.63 (0.30)
1.46 (0.32)
Stiffness (N/m)
223.42 (31.68)
225.50 (30.36)
217.08 (27.19)
217.25 (26.64)
Triceps brachii
Tone (Hz)
11.23 (2.05)
11.75 (2.42)
10.76 (2.53)
11.18 (3.25)
Elasticity
1.78 (0.51)
1.64 (0.37)
1.80 (0.50)
1.73 (0.43)
Stiffness (N/m)
197.08 (28.23)
192.08 (33.22)
195.50 (28.79)
189.08 (55.06)
aValues are reported as means (standard deviations).
