Prepared by Ian Gilchrist (Ph.D. student) and Lucie Pelland (PT, Ph.D.), School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, in co-operation with CMC Microsystems.
This application note describes the design of a pressure force transducer to measure maximum and sub-maximum neck muscular efforts in paediatrics. The design is based upon a commercially available load cell, using a commercially available static dynamometer system.
The application will be of importance to researchers and clinicians interested in the measurement of isometric neck muscle strength in children and adolescents.
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