Determining the Reliability of a New Method for Measuring Joint Range of Motion Through a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the reliability and validity of the Korean range of motion standard protocol (KRSP) for measuring joint range of motion (ROM) with those of the conventional ROM measurement using a goniometer.

Methods

We conducted a randomized controlled trial involving 91 healthy elderly individuals. We compared two strategies of measuring joint ROM to evaluate the reliability and validity of each standardized protocol: first, the KRSP based on the Chungnam National University guidelines and second, handheld goniometric measurement. In the first strategy, 3 examiners (1 rehabilitation doctor, 1 physical therapist, and 1 physical therapy student) independently measured joint ROM in 46 randomly selected subjects; in the second strategy, another 3 examiners (1 rehabilitati

SUBMITTER: Ahn SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6960083 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature