Reliability of measuring iliac crest level in the standing and sitting position using a new measurement device

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 437-441

  Piva, Sara R ^a,d   Erhard, Richard E ^a,b   Childs, John D ^a   Hicks, Gregory ^a   Al Abdulmohsin, Hamza ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Forbes Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Iliac Crest Symmetry; Measurement; Reliability; Standard Error of Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIC DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY; SITTING; STANDING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141540685     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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