Interexaminer reliability of lumbar segmental mobility tests

Manual Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-336

  Johansson, Fredrik ^a  

^a Vardcentralen Staffanstorp ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interexaminer reliability; Low back mobility; Lumbar mobility; Manual therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SPINE MOBILITY;

HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 33751012429     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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