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Landel R, Kulig K, Fredericson M, et al. Intertester reliability and validity of motion assessments during lumbar spine accessory motion testing.(The Bottom Line for January 2008)(Book review)

Landel R, Kulig K, Fredericson M, et al. Intertester reliability and validity of motion assessments during lumbar spine accessory motion testing. Phys Ther. 2008;88:43-49.

What problems did the researchers set out to study, and why? Physical therapists frequently assess segmental mobility of the lumbar spine in patients with low back pain (LBP) by applying posterior-anterior (PA) forces to the lumbar vertebrae. However, the reliability of PA mobility testing has been previously reported as poor and no studies have assessed the validity of lumbar PA assessments in vivo. The authors of this study had 2 purposes. First, they determined the intertester reliability of PA ...

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