title: A simple method for measuring lateral flexion of the dorsolumbar spine.
abstract: A simple method for measurement of spinal dorsolumbar lateral flexion is described. Measurements performed on 200 healthy 19-year-old men showed that normal lateral flexion was about 10% of body height. The method which requires only a measuring tape correlates well with that recorded by the more sophisticated inclinometer.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Domján
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nemes
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Bálint
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gömör
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D009068:Movement; D015588:Observer Variation; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000379:methods*; D013131:Spine / Q000502:physiology*