ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2015
Passive range of motion in patients with adhesive shoulder capsulitis, an intertester reliability study over eight weeks.
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Mobile Device Based Telerehabilitation for Frozen Shoulder-A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.
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- Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, treatment with corticosteroid, corticosteroid with distension or treatment-as-usual; a randomised controlled trial in primary care.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Trial
- Mobile App-Guided Home Exercise Versus Conventional Pamphlet-Based Instruction After Corticosteroid Injection in Patients with Frozen Shoulder: A Pilot Randomized Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-guided 5% dextrose perineural therapy at the axillary nerve for the treatment of shoulder pain in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy: a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial.Asian biomedicine : research, reviews and news · 2026Article
- Rehabilitation in subjects with frozen shoulder: a survey of current (2023) clinical practice of Italian physiotherapists.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- The Feasibility and Efficacy of Remote App-Guided Home Exercises for Frozen Shoulder: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Comparison of Kaltenborn mobilization technique and muscle energy technique on range of motion, pain and function in subjects with chronic shoulder adhesive capsulitis.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2023Article
- Relationship between pain and range of motion in frozen shoulder.JSES international · 2023Article
- Frozen shoulder.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2022Review
- Normalized hand-behind-back for the measurement of shoulder internal rotation.JSES international · 2022Article
- Development of a 3D workspace shoulder assessment tool incorporating electromyography and an inertial measurement unit-a preliminary study.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2018Article
- Effects of two different mobilization techniques on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a comparative study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
- Intertester reliability of shoulder complaints diagnoses in primary health care.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundMeasuring range of motion (ROM) in the shoulder joint is important for the diagnosis and monitoring of change over time. To what degree passive ROM can be trusted as a reliable outcome measure was examined as part of an on-going randomized controlled trial for patients with shoulder capsulitis. The aim of this study was to examine intertester reliability of passive ROM in the shoulder joint over a period of eight weeks in patients with adhesive capsulitis stage II.
methodsFifty patients with a clinical diagnosis of adhesive shoulder capsulitis were examined by two independent testers. A predefined protocol was used for measuring passive range of motion with an inclinometer, a plurimeter, in both affected and non-affected shoulders three times; at the start of the study and after 4 and 8 weeks.
resultsVery good to excellent intertester agreements were found for most parameters for the affected arm at all three test points. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC 2.1) values ranged from 0.76 to 0.98, i.e. from very reliable to excellent. The measurement error was in general small for the affected arm (5°-7°). ICCs were slightly lower for the non-affected arm at 8 weeks, but with acceptable measurement errors.
conclusionsIntertester reliability between two testers was very good at three visits over a time period of eight weeks using a plurimeter to measure passive range of motion in patients with adhesive shoulder capsulitis. This method can reliably determine passive range of motion in this patient population and be a reliable outcome measure.
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