The Reliability of Lumbar Lordosis Measurements Using a Flexible-Rule.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the intra-rater and intra-rater reliability of lumbar lordosis measurements taken with a flexible-rule. Two measurements were taken on 40 subjects without low back pain (LBP) and 40 subjects with LBP by two physical therapists. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were used to determine the degree of agreement between measurements. The results suggest that measurements of lumbar lordosis with a flexible-rule may be reliable if taken by the same physical therapist. However, the degree of reliability may vary from therapist to therapist. The inter-rater reliability of these measurements appears to be poor, but these results may be inconclusive due to the limited number of therapist participating in this study.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177332

Entities

People

  • Franklin W. Lovell

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Bone Diseases
  • Coefficients
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Measurement
  • Memory Devices
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Pain
  • Reliability

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