Andre Nyberg1, Anna Törnberg2, Karin Wadell1. 1. Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Umeå 2. Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm; Department of Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the correlation between limb muscle function (endurance and strength) and functional capacity in upper limbs (ULs) and lower limbs (LLs) of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHOD: This article describes a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial. A stationary dynamometer was used to measure isokinetic muscle strength and endurance; the 6-minute walk test, the 6-minute pegboard and ring test, and the unsupported UL exercise test were used to measure functional capacity. RESULTS:Participants were 44 adults with COPD. Muscle strength and endurance in ULs and LLs demonstrated a moderate to strong correlation with functional capacity. When controlling for muscle strength, muscle endurance was moderately correlated with functional capacity in ULs and LLs, but when controlling for muscle endurance, there was no positive and significant correlation between muscle strength and functional capacity for the ULs or LLs. CONCLUSIONS: Functional capacity seems to be more closely related to limb muscle endurance than to limb muscle strength in people with COPD.
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PURPOSE: To examine the correlation between limb muscle function (endurance and strength) and functional capacity in upper limbs (ULs) and lower limbs (LLs) of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHOD: This article describes a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial. A stationary dynamometer was used to measure isokinetic muscle strength and endurance; the 6-minute walk test, the 6-minute pegboard and ring test, and the unsupported UL exercise test were used to measure functional capacity. RESULTS:Participants were 44 adults with COPD. Muscle strength and endurance in ULs and LLs demonstrated a moderate to strong correlation with functional capacity. When controlling for muscle strength, muscle endurance was moderately correlated with functional capacity in ULs and LLs, but when controlling for muscle endurance, there was no positive and significant correlation between muscle strength and functional capacity for the ULs or LLs. CONCLUSIONS: Functional capacity seems to be more closely related to limb muscle endurance than to limb muscle strength in people with COPD.
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