Relative and Absolute Interrater Reliabilities of a Hand-Held Myotonometer to Quantify Mechanical Muscle Properties in Patients with Acute Stroke in an Inpatient Ward

Table 4

A summary of limits of agreement between the two measurements.

Muscle group	Parameters	Affected			Nonaffected
		Upper LOA	Lower LOA	Range	Upper LOA	Lower LOA	Range
Biceps brachii	Frequency (Hz)	1.9	−1.98	3.88	1.88	−1.7	3.58
	Decrement	0.33	−0.28	0.61	0.33	−0.24	0.57
	Stiffness (N/m)	39.5	−40.81	80.31	41.00	−31.55	72.55
	Creep	0.25	−0.28	0.53	0.24	−0.26	0.50
Brachioradialis	Frequency (Hz)	1.87	−1.97	3.84	2.23	−2.61	4.84
	Decrement	0.38	−0.39	0.77	0.38	−0.4	0.78
	Stiffness (N/m)	54.17	−70.59	124.76	47.75	−70.51	118.26
	Creep	0.22	−0.16	0.38	0.27	−0.18	0.45
Rectus femoris	Frequency (Hz)	2.49	−3.19	5.68	1.31	−1.02	2.33
	Decrement	0.7	−0.82	1.52	0.26	−0.28	0.54
	Stiffness (N/m)	54.6	−81.36	135.96	22.54	−22.06	44.6
	Creep	0.31	−0.25	0.56	0.38	−0.39	0.77
Tibialis anterior	Frequency (Hz)	2.18	−2.74	4.92	3.85	−2.96	6.81
	Decrement	0.63	−0.45	1.08	0.76	−0.52	1.28
	Stiffness (N/m)	59.7	−57.83	117.53	88.40	−55.84	144.24
	Creep	0.2	−0.22	0.42	0.15	−0.22	0.37