Certified Prosthetist Orthotist and PhD candidate Hanger Clinic and University of Michigan University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Evaluating key testing protocol parameters, such as number of testing blocks and data analysis, for rate of torque development and relaxation scaling factors during hip muscle contraction quickness in individuals with transfemoral amputation.
Learning Objectives:
Understand what RTD-SF and RTR-SF protocols are.
Define the total number of contractions required by standard RTD-SF and RTR-SF protocols.
Discuss the potential value of assessment of hip muscle quickness for people with transfemoral amputation.
