Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 604-609 , May 2007

Is Stair Climb Power a Clinically Relevant Measure of Leg Power Impairments in At-Risk Older Adults?

  • Jonathan F. Bean, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of PM&R, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jonathan F. Bean, MD, MS, Spaulding Cambridge Outpatient Center, 1575 Cambridge St, Box 9, Cambridge, MA 02138
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  • Dan K. Kiely, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, MA
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  • Sharon LaRose, BS

      Affiliations

    • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA
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  • Joda Alian, BA

      Affiliations

    • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA
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  • Walter R. Frontera, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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    Values for maximal mean power with the corresponding percentage of the 1-RM at which the maximal mean velocity of movement was derived. Double leg press (DLP) velocity was derived from the formula vel

    Values for maximal mean power with the corresponding percentage of the 1-RM at which the maximal mean velocity of movement was derived. Double leg press (DLP) velocity was derived from the formula velocity = power/(% by 1-RM maximum value). Stair climb power (SCP) velocity was derived from velocity = SCP/(mean mass × 9.8m/s2). The derived percentage of 1-RM for SCP was calculated by %1-RM = mean DLP 1-RM/(mean mass × 9.8m/s2). The mean gait speed for all subjects is noted.

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PII: S0003-9993(07)00101-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.02.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 604-609 , May 2007

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