- Title
- Passive range of movement of the shoulder: a standardized method for measurement and assessment of intrarater reliability
- Creator
- Dougherty, Justin; Walmsley, Sarah; Osmotherly, Peter G.
- Relation
- Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Vol. 38, Issue 3, p. 218-224
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.11.006
- Publisher
- Mosby
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the intrarater reliability and reproducibility of a standardized procedure for measuring passive shoulder movement in asymptomatic individuals. Methods: A single assessor used a digital inclinometer and standardized protocol to measure the passive range of motion of 7 shoulder movements in 168 asymptomatic shoulders. Following a warm-up maneuver, 3 measurements were taken for each movement on 2 occasions. Both shoulders were measured using a standardized order of movement. Selection of measurement beginning with left or right shoulder was randomly determined. The entire process was repeated 7 days later to assess reproducibility. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) with 95% confidence intervals and standard errors of measurement (SEMs) were calculated to assess the intrarater reliability of the methods. Results: The intrarater reliability of our methods was substantial for total shoulder flexion (ICC = 0.82, SEM = 12.3°), whereas all other movements demonstrated moderate reliability (ICC range = 0.64-0.75) except external rotation in neutral abduction, for which reliability was classed as slight (ICC = 0.28, SEM = 31°). Moderate reliability was evident for all movements on follow-up at 7 days (ICC range = 0.60-0.77). Conclusions: These methods of measurement have moderate to substantial reliability for the majority of tested passive shoulder movements, with moderate reliability sustained after 1 week, in a large sample of asymptomatic individuals.
- Subject
- shoulder; range of motion; articular; reproducibility of results
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1342225
- Identifier
- uon:28920
- Identifier
- ISSN:0161-4754
- Language
- eng
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