Fig. 4From: Three-week exercise and protein intake immediately after exercise increases the 6-min walking distance with simultaneously improved plasma volume in patients with chronic cerebrovascular disease: a preliminary prospective studyMeasurement of knee extension strength with hand-held dynamometer. The patients sat on a chair and their hips and knees flexed 90 degrees [25,26,27]. An examiner put the dynamometer at 20Â cm distal to their knee joint. Patients were reported to extend the knee joint as possible as they couldBack to article page