Al Amer Hamad S, Sabbahi Mohamed A, Olson Sharon L
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia.
School of Physical Therapy, Texas Woman's University, 6700 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Med Sci (Basel). 2020 Nov 25;8(4):48. doi: 10.3390/medsci8040048.
The Soleus (SOL) Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex) is commonly recorded in sitting position. However, the reliability of recording is unknown. We assessed the reliability of SOL H-reflex amplitude measurements across multiple traces and sessions during erect, slumped, and slouched sitting postures using the generalizability theory. Five traces of the SOL H-reflex maximum amplitude (H) were recorded from 10 healthy participants during erect, slumped, and slouched sitting postures in two sessions. A decision study analysis was then conducted to calculate the reliability coefficients of the H for five traces and two sessions and to mathematically calculate the coefficients for seven and ten traces, and one and three sessions in the three sitting postures. For five traces and two sessions, the results showed reliability coefficients between 0.970 and 0.971, 0.980 and 0.979, and equal to 0.943 for erect, slumped, and slouched sitting, respectively. Averaging five traces of the H in a single recording session was sufficient to obtain acceptable reliability in the three sitting postures (reliability range, 0.892-0.988). It was concluded that the SOL H can be recorded during erect, slumped, and slouched sitting postures with adequate reliability.
比目鱼肌(SOL)霍夫曼反射(H反射)通常在坐姿下记录。然而,记录的可靠性尚不清楚。我们使用概化理论评估了在直立、弯腰和懒散坐姿下,跨多条轨迹和多个时段记录的比目鱼肌H反射幅度测量的可靠性。在两个时段中,从10名健康参与者身上记录了他们在直立、弯腰和懒散坐姿下比目鱼肌H反射最大幅度(H)的五条轨迹。然后进行了一项决策研究分析,以计算五条轨迹和两个时段的H的可靠性系数,并通过数学方法计算三种坐姿下七条和十条轨迹以及一个和三个时段的系数。对于五条轨迹和两个时段,结果显示直立、弯腰和懒散坐姿下的可靠性系数分别在0.970至0.971、0.980至0.979之间,且等于0.943。在单个记录时段内对H的五条轨迹进行平均,足以在三种坐姿下获得可接受的可靠性(可靠性范围为0.892 - 0.988)。得出的结论是,在直立、弯腰和懒散坐姿下记录比目鱼肌H反射具有足够的可靠性。