A comparison of make and break tests using a hand-held dynamometer and the Kin-Com.

The assessment of muscle strength is a task performed frequently by physical therapists. The purposes of this study were to determine whether intrasession test-retest reliability differs between make and break tests and strength tests that do not require an assessor (eg., isometric Kin-Com test) and hand-held dynamometer (HHD) assessments. The elbow flexor strength of 32 healthy, female volunteers was measured under four test conditions: …