Validation of the manual inclinometer and flexicurve for the measurement of thoracic kyphosis [PDF]
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2017 Physiotherapists commonly use the manual inclinometer and Flexicurve for the clinical measurement of thoracic spinal posture. The aim of this study is to examine the concurrent validity of the Flexicurve and manual inclinometer in relation to the radiographic Cobb angle for the measurement of thoracic kyphosis.Eleven subjects (seven males, four females)
Eva, Barrett +4 more
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Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of the Flexicurve Index, Flexicurve Angle, and Manual Inclinometer for the Measurement of Thoracic Kyphosis [PDF]
Rehabilitation Research and Practice, 2013 Objective. This study aimed to describe the interrater and intrarater reliability of the flexicurve index, flexicurve angle, and manual inclinometer in swimmers. A secondary objective was to determine the level of agreement between the inclinometer angle and the flexicurve angle and to provide an equation to approximate one angle from the other.Methods.
Eva Barrett +2 more
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Validity of flexicurve for the assessment of spinal flexibility in asymptomatic individuals [PDF]
Fisioterapia em Movimento, 2020 Abstract Introduction: Spine problems are common, and assessment of spine flexibility provides relevant information; however, alternative evaluation methods need to be validated. Objective: To evaluate the concurrent validity of the Flexicurve using 3D videogrammetry as a reference value to assess spinal flexion and extension in the lumbar and ...
Marja Bochehin do Valle +5 more
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Optimizing Reliability of Digital Inclinometer and Flexicurve Ruler Measures of Spine Curvatures in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis of the Spine: An Illustration of the Use of Generalizability Theory [PDF]
ISRN Rheumatology, 2011 The study illustrates the application of generalizability theory (G-theory) to identify measurement protocols that optimize reliability of two clinical methods for assessing spine curvatures in women with osteoporosis. Triplicate measures of spine curvatures were acquired for 9 postmenopausal women with spine osteoporosis by two raters during a single ...
MacIntyre, Norma J. +3 more
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Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in children. [PDF]
Braz J Phys Ther, 2016 The early evaluation of the spine in children is desirable because it is at this stage of development that the greatest changes in the body structures occur.To determine the test-retest, intra- and inter-rater reliability of the Flexicurve instrument for the evaluation of spinal curvatures in children.Forty children ranging from 5 to 15 years of age ...
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Rehabilitation Research and Practice, 2012 Objective. to verify the validity and reproducibility of using the flexicurve to measure the angles of the thoracic and lumbar curvatures.Method. 47 subjects were evaluated by: (1) palpation and marking of the spinous processes using lead markers, (2) using X-rays in the sagittal plane to measure the Cobb angles, (3) molding the flexicurve to the spine,
de Oliveira, Tatiana Scheeren +6 more
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Improving reproducibility in spine research. [PDF]
JOR Spine, 2020 JOR SPINE, Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2020.
Dahia CL, Le Maitre CL.
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Assessment of Thoracic Kyphosis Using the Flexicurve for Individuals with Osteoporosis
Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2000 Abstract:Thoracic kyphosis is one of the manifestations of spinal osteoporosis. Since kyphosis is associated with patient symptoms and is a risk factor for loss of function, it would be beneficial to have simple, noninvasive measurement techniques that can be applied in clinical practice.
Yanagawa, Teri L. +4 more
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Avaliação da curvatura torácica e da presença de dor em mulheres de diferentes faixas etárias Evaluación de la curvatura torácica y de la presencia de dolor em mujeres con diferentes rangos de edad Evaluation of the thoracic curvature and the presence of pain in women of different age groups [PDF]
Coluna/Columna, 2009 OBJETIVO: demonstrar a utilização do método flexicurva para avaliação e comparação da cifose torácica em mulheres saudáveis de diferentes faixas etárias, além de detectar se há correlação entre dor e grau de cifose torácica utilizando-se a Escala Visual ...
Júlia Guimarães Reis +5 more
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Chiropractic manipulative therapy of the thoracic spine in combination with stretch and strengthening exercises, in improving postural kyphosis in woman [PDF]
Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2016 Purpose: This study serves to determine the effectiveness of either chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy to the thoracic spine or stretch and strengthening exercises (stretching the pectoralis major muscle and strengthening the rhomboid, middle and ...
Kim Castello Branco, M. Moodley
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