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Investigation of absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the muscle hardness estimation
[Purpose] This study aimed to investigate the absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the measurement of muscle hardness, which is used to evaluate physical therapy. Moreover, we examined the effects of using different equipment types and their positioning on the intra-rater and in...
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The Society of Physical Therapy Science
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8860686/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35221515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.34.122 |
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author | Morozumi, Kazunori Morishita, Katsuyuki Aoki, Masahiro Yokoi, Yuka Inomata, Takashi |
author_facet | Morozumi, Kazunori Morishita, Katsuyuki Aoki, Masahiro Yokoi, Yuka Inomata, Takashi |
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description | [Purpose] This study aimed to investigate the absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the measurement of muscle hardness, which is used to evaluate physical therapy. Moreover, we examined the effects of using different equipment types and their positioning on the intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities. [Participants and Methods] Participants of this study comprised 12 healthy adult male individuals. Two experts and two beginners measured the muscle hardness of the lumbar erector spinae and rectus femoris using three types of hardness meters at two positions, including when the muscle was relaxed and stretched. [Results] Intra-rater fixed bias was observed during some measurements by both experts and beginners. Inter-rater fixed bias was observed during measurements by some experts and not the beginners. [Conclusion] In this study, the measurement of muscle hardness demonstrated a need to reconsider the measurement position and acclimation time. These examinations require the consideration of relative and absolute reliabilities. |
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spelling | pubmed-88606862022-02-24 Investigation of absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the muscle hardness estimation Morozumi, Kazunori Morishita, Katsuyuki Aoki, Masahiro Yokoi, Yuka Inomata, Takashi J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] This study aimed to investigate the absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the measurement of muscle hardness, which is used to evaluate physical therapy. Moreover, we examined the effects of using different equipment types and their positioning on the intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities. [Participants and Methods] Participants of this study comprised 12 healthy adult male individuals. Two experts and two beginners measured the muscle hardness of the lumbar erector spinae and rectus femoris using three types of hardness meters at two positions, including when the muscle was relaxed and stretched. [Results] Intra-rater fixed bias was observed during some measurements by both experts and beginners. Inter-rater fixed bias was observed during measurements by some experts and not the beginners. [Conclusion] In this study, the measurement of muscle hardness demonstrated a need to reconsider the measurement position and acclimation time. These examinations require the consideration of relative and absolute reliabilities. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2022-02-23 2022-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8860686/ /pubmed/35221515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.34.122 Text en 2022©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Original Article Morozumi, Kazunori Morishita, Katsuyuki Aoki, Masahiro Yokoi, Yuka Inomata, Takashi Investigation of absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the muscle hardness estimation |
title | Investigation of absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the muscle hardness estimation |
title_full | Investigation of absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the muscle hardness estimation |
title_fullStr | Investigation of absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the muscle hardness estimation |
title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the muscle hardness estimation |
title_short | Investigation of absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the muscle hardness estimation |
title_sort | investigation of absolute intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities during the muscle hardness estimation |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8860686/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35221515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.34.122 |
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