Interexaminer reliability and validity of quantity of cervical mobility during online dynamic inspection
Author
Leonet-Tijero, Leire
Corral-de-Toro, Jaime
Hernández-Secorún, Mar
Abenia-Benedí, Hugo
Lucha López, María Orosia
Monti-Ballano, Sofía
Müller-Thyssen-Uriarte, Julián
Tricás-Vidal, Héctor
Hidalgo García, Cesar
Tricás-Moreno, José Miguel
Publication date
2022ISSN
2075-4418
Abstract
Background: Physical therapists routinely measure range of motion (ROM) of cervical spine. The reliability of the cervical range of motion (CROM) device has been demonstrated in several studies, but current evidence on the validity and reliability of the visual inspection is contradictory. The aim is to assess the validity and interexaminer reliability of the online visual inspection of active cervical ROM in physiotherapy students. Methods: Flexion, extension, both lateral flexions and rotations of a single participant were measured using CROM. Online visual inspection of 18 physiotherapy students against CROM was registered. Results: The validity, against CROM, of the online visual inspection of the active ROM ranged from good to excellent (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) 0.83–0.97). Interexaminer reliability of the online visual inspection had favorable outcomes in all cervical movements in the three physiotherapy courses (ICC 0.70–0.96), with the visual inspection of the rotations being the most reliable (ICC 0.93–0.97). Interexaminer reliability of the classification of mobility was poor to good (Kappa 0.03–0.90). Conclusions: The interexaminer reliability and validity of the quantification of active cervical movement during online visual inspection was shown to be good to excellent for flexion-extension and lateral flexions and excellent for rotations.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
61 - Medical sciences
Keywords
Coll
Examen físic
Telemedicina
Cuello
Examen físico
Telemedicina
Neck
Physical examination
Telemedicine
Pages
11
Publisher
MDPI
Collection
12; 2
Is part of
Diagnostics
Citation
Leonet-Tijero, Leire; Corral-de-Toro, Jaime; Rodríguez-Sanz, Jacobo [et al.]. Interexaminer reliability and validity of quantity of cervical mobility during online dynamic inspection. Diagnostics, 2022, 12(2), 546. Disponible en: <https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/2/546<. Fecha de acceso: 11 jul. 2022. DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020546
Link to the related item
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
- Ciències de la Salut [745]
Rights
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/