Interrater reliability of palpation of three-dimensional segmental motion of the lumbar spine

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 215-220

  Brismée, Jean Michel ^a   Atwood, Kacey ^b   Fain, Matthew ^b   Hodges, Jake ^b   Sperle, Anna ^b   Swaney, Marie ^b   Phelps, Valerie ^b   Van Paridon, Didi ^b   Matthijs, Omer ^b   Sizer, Phillip ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Interrater Reliability; Lumbar Spine; Manual Therapy; Mobility; Segmental Motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALPATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; SPINE MOBILITY; STEREORADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 30044440644     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698105790824761     Document Type: Article

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