Reliability of measuring half-cycle cervical range of motion may be increased using a spirit level for calibration

Assessments of range of motion (ROM) represent an essential part of clinical diagnostics. Ultrasonic movement analyses have been demonstrated to provide reliable results when analyzing complete amplitudes (e.g., flexion-extension). However, due to subjective determination of the starting position, the assessment of half-cycle movements (e.g, flexion only) is less reproducible.

Source: Manual Therapy - August 22, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Jan Wilke, Daniel Niederer, Lutz Vogt, Winfried Banzer Tags: Technical and measurement report Source Type: research