Feasibility and validity of the push-up test for synchronous and asynchronous strength tele-assessment in spinal cord injury individuals with paraplegia

This study checks if doing push-up tests remotely, both live (synchronous) and with recorded videos (asynchronous), is a good way to measure strength in people with spinal cord injuries. The study also looks at whether people can accurately report their own strength by comparing their self-reported results with the video-recorded push-up test results. The results showed that synchronous push-up tele-assessment is a feasible and valid way to assess the maximum resistance strength of individuals with SCI.

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  Synchronous push-up tele-assessment showed significant correlations with 1RM and MRT volume loads, indicating it's a good alternative for measuring performance changes.
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  Asynchronous push-up tele-assessment also correlated with 1RM, MRT and synchronous push-up tele-assessment volume loads, but underestimated test results by 15.8%.
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  Participants' self-reported asynchronous strength tele-assessment correlated well with asynchronous push-up tele-assessment, but overestimated by 16.7%.