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- A portable device can measure muscle tone by using a metal rod and a bridge network to detect its displacements.
- The device's indicating instrument is calibrated against the density of the steel rod, which serves as a standard reference.
- Muscle tissue tightness is then expressed as a percentage of this ultimate tightness provided by the steel rod.
Article Abstract
A portable device for studying the muscular tone can be constructed on the principle of registering displacements of a metal rod accomplished by means of the bridge network. The indicating instrument is calibrated with reference to the steel rod, whose density (tightness) is taken as an ultimate one, while the tightness of the muscle tissue is determined in per cent of the ultimate tightness.
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