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Test-retest Reliability and Intratest Repeatability of Measuring Cervical Range of Motion Using Inertial Measurement Unit

관성측정장치를 이용한 경추관절 가동범위 측정의 검사 내 반복성 및 검사-재검사 신뢰도 연구

  • Kim, Hyun Ho (Department of Biofunctional Medicine and Diagnostics, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung Wook (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Ji Min (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Eun Seok (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Min Jun (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kang, Jung Won (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Sang Hoon (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Young Bae (Department of Biofunctional Medicine and Diagnostics, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 김현호 (경희대학교 한의과대학 진단.생기능의학과) ;
  • 김경욱 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학과) ;
  • 박지민 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학과) ;
  • 김은석 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학과) ;
  • 이민준 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학과) ;
  • 강중원 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학과) ;
  • 이상훈 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학과) ;
  • 박영배 (경희대학교 한의과대학 진단.생기능의학과)
  • Received : 2013.07.17
  • Accepted : 2013.08.24
  • Published : 2013.09.20
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Abstract

Objectives : To assess the test-retest reliability and the intratest repeatability in measuring the cervical range of motion of healthy subjects with wireless microelectromechanical system inertial measurement unit(MEMS-IMU) system and to discuss the feasibility of this system in the clinical setting to evaluate the cervical spine musculoskeletal. Methods : 12 healthy people who were evaluated as no- or mild-disability with neck disability index were participated. Their cervical motion were measured with IMU twice in consecutive two days for the test-retest reliability study. Intratest repeatability was calculated in the two tests separately. The calculated intraclass correlation coefficients(ICC) were discussed and compared with the those of the previous studies. Results : Cervical range of motion data were acquired and statistically processed: left rotation($61.64^{\circ}$), right rotation($65.12^{\circ}$), extension($61.98^{\circ}$), flexion($52.81^{\circ}$), left bending($39.31^{\circ}$), right bending($41.08^{\circ}$). ICCs were 0.77~0.98(intratest repeatability) and 0.74~0.93 (test-retest reliability) in the primary motion. In the coupling motion, intratest repeatability ICCs were 0.93~ 0.99(transverse primary plane), 0.88~0.97(saggital primay plane), and 0.77~0.93(coronal primary plane). Test-retest reliability of coupling motion were 0.90~0.97(transverse primary plane), 0.00~0.72(saggital primary plane), and 0.04~0.76(coronal primary plane). Conclusions : Several types of range-of-motion devices are now on use in many fields including medicine, but the practicality of the devices in clinical use is questionable for the convenient and economical aspects. In this study, we presented the reliability of cervical range of motion test with the developed wireless MEMS-IMU system and discussed its potential utility in clinical use.

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