Inter- and intraexaminer reliability in palpation of the "primary respiratory mechanism" within the "cranial concept"

Manual Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-29

  Sommerfeld, P ^a,c,d,e   Kaider, A ^a   Klein, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c Wiener Schule fur Osteopathie   (Austria)

^d Biomech and Osteopathic Techniques   (Germany)

^e NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cranial concept; Interexaminer reliability; Intraexaminer reliability; Osteopathy; Palpation; Primary respiratory mechanism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0442326073     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1356-689X(03)00099-7     Document Type: Article

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