کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2625667 1135959 2008 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Inter-examiner reliability of four static palpation tests used for assessing pelvic dysfunction
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Inter-examiner reliability of four static palpation tests used for assessing pelvic dysfunction
چکیده انگلیسی

In muscle energy technique (MET), palpation is an important tool aimed at detecting asymmetry and selecting interventions. The aim of this study was to test the inter-examiner reliability of static palpation of the transverse processes of L5 (L5), sacral sulci (SS), inferior lateral angles of the sacrum (ILA), and the medial malleoli (MM) in a clinical setting. Twenty-five participants, aged 18–78 years, with low back pain and/or sacroiliac pain with or without radiating pain to the knee, were independently examined by two experienced physiotherapists. For L5, SS, ILA, the proportion of observed agreement was 40–44% and the κ coefficient 0.11 (SE=0.12) to 0.17 (SE=0.10). For MM, the observed agreement was 52% and the κ coefficient 0.28 (SE=0.15). Differences in palpation technique seem to be the most likely source of the low inter-examiner reliability in this study. For clinical practise, continued use of these tests as methods for detecting asymmetry and selecting interventions is of doubtful utility.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Manual Therapy - Volume 13, Issue 1, February 2008, Pages 50–56
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