Validation, repeatability and reproducibility of a noninvasive instrument for measuring thoracic and lumbar curvature of the spine in the sagittal plane;Validade, repetibilidade e reprodutibilidade de um instrumento não-invasivo para medição das curvaturas torácica e lombar da coluna vertebral no plano sagital

Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 511-517

  Chaise, Fabiana O ^a   Candotti, Cláudia T ^b   Torre, Marcelo L ^c   Furlanetto, Tássia S ^b   Pelinson, Patricia P T ^c   Loss, Jefferson F ^b  

^a Grupo Hospitalar Conceicao   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Physical therapy; Spine; Validity of tests; X rays

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VERTEBRA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 83455225606     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-35552011005000031     Document Type: Article

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