ULNT2 - Median nerve bias: Examiner reliability and sensory responses in asymptomatic subjects

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-55

  Reisch, Rebecca ^b   Williams, Kimberly ^b   Nee, Robert J ^a   Rutt, Richard A ^b  

^a PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brachial Plexus; Examiner Reliability; Intraclass Correlation Coefficient; Median Nerve; Neural Tissue Provocation Test; Neurodynamic Test; Smallest Detectable Difference; Standard Error of Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DERMATOME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXERCISE TEST; FOREARM; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; NEURODYNAMIC TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SENSORY SYSTEM; SHOULDER;

EID: 17844384543     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698105790835804     Document Type: Article

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