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Movement control tests of the low back; evaluation of the difference between patients with back pain and healthy controls
(2008)BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersBackground To determine whether there is a difference between patients with low back pain and healthy controls in a test battery score for movement control of the lumbar spine. Methods This was a case control study, carried out in five outpatient physiotherapy practices in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Twelve physiotherapists tested the ability of 210 subjects (108 patients with non-specific low back pain and 102 control ...Journal Article -
Hand-held dynamometry in patients with haematological malignancies: Measurement error in the clinical assessment of knee extension strength
(2009)BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersBackground Hand-held dynamometry is a portable and inexpensive method to quantify muscle strength. To determine if muscle strength has changed, an examiner must know what part of the difference between a patient's pre-treatment and post-treatment measurements is attributable to real change, and what part is due to measurement error. This study aimed to determine the relative and absolute reliability of intra and inter-observer strength ...Journal Article -
Post-traumatic glenohumeral cartilage lesions
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The reliability of postural balance measures in single and dual tasking in elderly fallers and non-fallers
(2008)BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersBackground The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of a forceplate postural balance protocol in a group of elderly fallers and non-fallers. The measurements were tested in single and dual-task conditions, with and without vision. Methods 37 elderly (mean age 73 ± 6 years) community-dwellers were included in this study. All were tested in a single (two-legged stance) and in a dual-task (two-legged stance while ...Journal Article -
Reliability of movement control tests in the lumbar spine
(2007)BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersBackground Movement control dysfunction [MCD] reduces active control of movements. Patients with MCD might form an important subgroup among patients with non specific low back pain. The diagnosis is based on the observation of active movements. Although widely used clinically, only a few studies have been performed to determine the test reliability. The aim of this study was to determine the inter- and intra-observer reliability of ...Journal Article -
A randomised controlled trial investigating motor skill training as a function of attentional focus in old age
(2009)BMC GeriatricsBackground Motor learning research has had little impact on clinical applications and rarely extended to research about how older adults learn motor skills. There is consistent evidence that motor skill performance and learning can be enhanced by giving learners instructions that direct their attention. The aim of this study was to test whether elderly individuals that receive an external focus instruction during training of dynamic ...Journal Article