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Quantification of the neurological qualities examined |
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Interpretation |
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| Manual isometric muscle testing in individual muscles [2] |
5 Contraction against powerful resistance/normal power = 0 4+ Contraction against gravity and strong resistance = 1 4 Contraction against gravity and moderate resistance = 2 4- Contraction against gravity and slight resistance = 3 |
| Mechanosensitivity with slight pressure along nerve trunks [3] |
No soreness = 0 Mild mechanical allodynia = 1 Moderate mechanical allodynia = 2 Severe mechanical allodynia = 3 |
| Sensibility examined by needle prick (algesia) and tuning fork 256 Hz (vibratory threshold [3]) |
Normal sensibility = 0 Reduced/changed sensibility = 1 Severely reduced/changed sensibility = 2 |
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