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Validity and Reliability of a New Optoelectronic System for Measuring Active Range of Motion of Upper Limb Joints in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Subjects

The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the Veloflex infrared dynamic angle-meter (Veloflex-IDA) and the intra- and inter-rater reliability when measuring the ranges of motion (ROMs) of the upper limb joints. Thirty-five healthy and 20 symptomatic participants were evaluated. Twelve up...

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Autores principales: Martín-San Agustín, Rodrigo, García-Vidal, Jose A., Cánovas-Ambit, German, Arenas-Della Vecchia, Aurelio, López-Nicolás, Manuel, Medina-Mirapeix, Francesc
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6912542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31684077
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8111851
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author Martín-San Agustín, Rodrigo
García-Vidal, Jose A.
Cánovas-Ambit, German
Arenas-Della Vecchia, Aurelio
López-Nicolás, Manuel
Medina-Mirapeix, Francesc
author_facet Martín-San Agustín, Rodrigo
García-Vidal, Jose A.
Cánovas-Ambit, German
Arenas-Della Vecchia, Aurelio
López-Nicolás, Manuel
Medina-Mirapeix, Francesc
author_sort Martín-San Agustín, Rodrigo
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description The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the Veloflex infrared dynamic angle-meter (Veloflex-IDA) and the intra- and inter-rater reliability when measuring the ranges of motion (ROMs) of the upper limb joints. Thirty-five healthy and 20 symptomatic participants were evaluated. Twelve upper limb movements were measured in two sessions with the Veloflex-IDA, which is a device composed of a camera that tracks the trajectory of retro-reflective markers. In addition, a goniometer was used in the first session to evaluate concurrent validity. Validity and agreement were evaluated by Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and Bland–Altmann plots. Intra- and inter-rater reliability were evaluated using intra-class correlation (ICC), standard error of measurement (SEM), and minimal detectable change (MDC). Both instruments showed excellent correlation for all movements (r range from 0.992 to 0.999). The intra- and inter-rater reliability were excellent (ICC range from 0.95 to 0.99 and 0.90 to 0.98, respectively). Intra-rater reliability showed SEMs <1.38% and <5.19% and inter-rater reliability SEMs <2.26% and <5.22% for asymptomatic and symptomatic, respectively. Veloflex-IDA is a valid and reliable alternative to measure the upper limb joints’ ROM and it can be used in clinical practice and research after basic training.
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spelling pubmed-69125422020-01-02 Validity and Reliability of a New Optoelectronic System for Measuring Active Range of Motion of Upper Limb Joints in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Subjects Martín-San Agustín, Rodrigo García-Vidal, Jose A. Cánovas-Ambit, German Arenas-Della Vecchia, Aurelio López-Nicolás, Manuel Medina-Mirapeix, Francesc J Clin Med Article The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the Veloflex infrared dynamic angle-meter (Veloflex-IDA) and the intra- and inter-rater reliability when measuring the ranges of motion (ROMs) of the upper limb joints. Thirty-five healthy and 20 symptomatic participants were evaluated. Twelve upper limb movements were measured in two sessions with the Veloflex-IDA, which is a device composed of a camera that tracks the trajectory of retro-reflective markers. In addition, a goniometer was used in the first session to evaluate concurrent validity. Validity and agreement were evaluated by Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and Bland–Altmann plots. Intra- and inter-rater reliability were evaluated using intra-class correlation (ICC), standard error of measurement (SEM), and minimal detectable change (MDC). Both instruments showed excellent correlation for all movements (r range from 0.992 to 0.999). The intra- and inter-rater reliability were excellent (ICC range from 0.95 to 0.99 and 0.90 to 0.98, respectively). Intra-rater reliability showed SEMs <1.38% and <5.19% and inter-rater reliability SEMs <2.26% and <5.22% for asymptomatic and symptomatic, respectively. Veloflex-IDA is a valid and reliable alternative to measure the upper limb joints’ ROM and it can be used in clinical practice and research after basic training. MDPI 2019-11-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6912542/ /pubmed/31684077 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8111851 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Martín-San Agustín, Rodrigo
García-Vidal, Jose A.
Cánovas-Ambit, German
Arenas-Della Vecchia, Aurelio
López-Nicolás, Manuel
Medina-Mirapeix, Francesc
Validity and Reliability of a New Optoelectronic System for Measuring Active Range of Motion of Upper Limb Joints in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Subjects
title Validity and Reliability of a New Optoelectronic System for Measuring Active Range of Motion of Upper Limb Joints in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Subjects
title_full Validity and Reliability of a New Optoelectronic System for Measuring Active Range of Motion of Upper Limb Joints in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Subjects
title_fullStr Validity and Reliability of a New Optoelectronic System for Measuring Active Range of Motion of Upper Limb Joints in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Subjects
title_full_unstemmed Validity and Reliability of a New Optoelectronic System for Measuring Active Range of Motion of Upper Limb Joints in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Subjects
title_short Validity and Reliability of a New Optoelectronic System for Measuring Active Range of Motion of Upper Limb Joints in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Subjects
title_sort validity and reliability of a new optoelectronic system for measuring active range of motion of upper limb joints in asymptomatic and symptomatic subjects
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6912542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31684077
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8111851
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