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Upper Extremity Muscle Strength Before and After 52 Weeks on Pioglitazone |
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| Muscle Strength Grade |
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| Muscle Group/Function |
Before PIO (Baseline) |
15 months After PIO |
30 months After PIO |
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| Right |
Left |
Right |
Left |
Right |
Left |
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| Hand Flexor Group/Grip |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Bicep/Arm Flexion |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Tricep/Arm Extension |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Shoulder Flexion |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Shoulder Abduction |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
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Muscle strength determined using the Oxford Muscle Strength Grading Scale (Grade 0 = No movement; Grade 3 = Completely moves body part against gravity; Grade 5 = Normal) | ||||||
Pershadsingh et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation 2004 1:3 doi:10.1186/1742-2094-1-3 |
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