Myometric Movements?

I'm going to keep the questions coming. Can anyone tell me what a myometric movement is (ie. Myometric incline bench & myometric supinated chins)?

Thanks

You stumped me there, so I went looking for it.  I never found a clear definition that matched the usage you mention, but it's used in studies of various neuromuscular pathologies.

I did find this:


I looked at a bunch of other abstracts that more or less indicated a similar intention:  not a measurement of force, but of muscular elasticity.  Perhaps a "myometric movement" involves passively measuring the response of the muscle in lifting (?).

-Wayne

Heh.

<insert witty comeback>

I have since learned that a myometer usually refers to a force gauge used in isometric muscle testing.  In some cases, the tester holds the myometer while the patient attempts to pull or push as requested.  In others, the myometer is a gripper with a digital readout.

Thus, a myometric incline press or supine chinup appears to be an isometric force test where the patient pulls or pushes in the particular position.

By the way, one of the themes you run into in the literature is a lot of questions about whether the numbers can be relied upon (or even compared, before and after, for a given patient).

-Wayne

I suspect the patient sits in an inclined position and pushes upward against an object (either held by a person or a fixed machine) that measures the force.

-Wayne