Reliability of inclinometer and goniometric measurements of hip extension flexibility using the modified Thomas test

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-141

  Clapis, Phyllis A ^a   Davis, Susan Mercik ^a   Davis, Ross Otto ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Gentiva Home Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GONIOMETRY; HIP EXTENSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCLINOMETER; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MODIFIED THOMAS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 42449100852     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980701378256     Document Type: Article

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