Intertester reliability for measuring pelvic tilt in standing.
The purpose of this study was to examine intertester reliability using a method of measuring the relaxed standing pelvic-tilt angle, active anterior and posterior pelvic-tilt angles and ranges of motion, and the total pelvic-tilt ROM in the sagittal plane. After an instructional session, 6 testers measured the pelvic-tilt angles of the right side of 12 subjects. Pelvic-tilt angles were calculated using trigonometric functions. Degrees of ROM were determined from the pelvic-tilt angles obtained. The intraclass correlation coefficient was .95 for standing pelvic-tilt angle, .93 for the anterior pelvic-tilt angle, .93 for the posterior pelvic-tilt angle, .88 for the anterior pelvic-tilt ROM, .93 for the posterior pelvic-tilt ROM, and .90 for the total pelvic-tilt ROM. We concluded that intertester reliability, using this method, was very high for measuring pelvic tilt in the sagittal plane.
Ferrante and Jackson Physical Therapy Clinics, Fresno, CA 93710.
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D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D008722:Methods; D009068:Movement; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture