Reliability of the Spin-T cervical goniometer in measuring cervical range of motion in an asymptomatic Indian population

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 487-492

  Agarwal, Shabnam ^a   Allison, Garry T ^b   Singer, Kevin P ^b  

^a Belle Vue Clinic   (India)

^b Centre for Musculoskeletal Studies   (Australia)

Author keywords

Articular; Cervical Vertebrae; Range of Motion; Reproducibility of Results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERROR; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NORMAL HUMAN; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 24944486388     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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