Reliability of a Measurement Method for Upper Limb Raised Standing Spinal Alignment Using a Smartphone Inclinometer Application

Measuring spinal alignment angles using a smartphone inclinometer app in the raised standing posture demonstrates good reliability for inter-rater comparisons. It was also good with regard to validity.

Authors

Masatoshi Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8184-1121)
Hiroki Takayama
Koji Miyawaki

Institutions

Nishikyushu University (JP)
Shijonawate Gakuen University (JP)

Publication Details

Journal: Cureus
Published: 2024-12-22
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.76225
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.57

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Reliability of a Measurement Method for Upper Limb Raised Standing Spinal Alignment Using a Smartphone Inclinometer Application

Masatoshi Nakamura, Hiroki Takayama, Koji Miyawaki

Dec 22, 2024

1 citations

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Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment

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Reliability of a Measurement Method for Upper Limb Raised Standing Spinal Alignment Using a Smartphone Inclinometer Application

Masatoshi Nakamura, Hiroki Takayama, Koji Miyawaki

December 22, 2024article en

1 citations

Abstract

CureusVol. 16(12)

Nishikyushu University (JP), Shijonawate Gakuen University (JP)

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Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment

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