The reliability of selected motion- and pain provocation tests for the sacroiliac joint

Manual Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-79

  Robinson, Hilde Stendal ^a   Brox, Jens Ivar ^b   Robinson, Roar ^c   Bjelland, Elisabeth ^c   Solem, Stein ^c   Telje, Trym ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Hans and Olaf Physiotherapy Clinic   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical tests; Pelvic girdle pain; Reliability; Sacroiliac joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SACROILIAC JOINT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALPATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACROILIAC JOINT;

EID: 33846600823     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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