Table 7.

Manifestations, methods and muscular groups evaluated.

Manifestation of Muscle Strength	Evaluation Method		Movements/Muscular Groups
	UB	LB	UB	LB
During Treatment
Maximal strength	NR [25]		Chest press [9,20,21,31,55]	Leg extension [9,20,21,23,24,31]
	1RM [23,24]		Seated row [23,24]	Knee extensors [8,26,27,28,29]
	MRT (4-8 RM) [9,20,21,22,32,33,34,55]		Shoulder press [23,24,31]	Knee flexors [8,26,27,28,29]
	h1RM - Brzycki-Method [8,26,27,28,29,30,31]		Shoulder rotators [8,26,27,28,29]	Leg curl [31]
	Maximal grip strength [32,33,34]	-	Upper arm curl and extensors [31]	Squat [31]
	Isometric strength protocol [32,33,34]	-	Latissimus pull down - Sit-ups [31]	Rowing [31]
			Shoulder abductors, adductors,	Leg press [32,33,34]
			flexors, and extensors [32,33,34]
			Elbow flexion and extension [32,33,34]
Post-treatment
Maximal strength	1RM [10,35,36,40,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,56]	1RM [7,10,35,36,40,41,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,56]	Chest press [7,10,35,36,38,39,40,41,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,56]	Leg extension [10,35,36,38,39,40,45]
	Maximal grip strength [56]
	MRT (6 RM) [38]		Seated row [38,56]	Leg press [7,41,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,56]
	BVSE [37]		Shoulder press [39]	Leg curl [39]
	h1RM [39]		Latissimus pull down [39]	Squat [39]
	Unilateral isometric strength protocol [7,41]	-	Sit ups [38,39]	Rowing [39]
Strength-Endurance	Curl-up test [38]	-	Upper arm curl and extensors [39]	Hip [37]
	YMCA Bench Press Endurance Test [38]	-	Wrist [37]	Knee extensors [37]
	Repetition maximum test [56]	-	Handgrip Strength [56]	Knee flexor [37]

1RM = one repetition maximum; MRT = multiple repetitions tests; h1RM = hypothetical maximum force test; BVSE = Biodex velocity spectrum evaluation; UB = upper body; LB = lower body; NR = Not reported.