Abstract:

BACKGROUND: There was no criterion for proprioception test of the sagittal plane of the ankle joint.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the test-retest reliability of the ankle joint position sense (JPS) and muscle force sense (MFS).
METHODS: The target angle of the ankle passively reposition was 5° of plantar flexion to measure JPS. The target force of the muscle was 25% maximal voluntary isometric contraction to measure MFS. Consistency degree of the repeated measures was evaluated by intra-class correlation (ICC) and standard error of measurement (SEM).
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Interclass correlation coefficients of variable errors and absolute errors in JPS and MFS were more than 0.75, and SEM of them were less. ICCs of constant error of them are less than 0.75, and SEMs of them are greater. The test-retest reliability for variable errors and absolute errors of JPS and MFS was better than constant error of them.