Table 4 Intra- and inter examiner reliability of Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test (CCFT), Deep Cervical Extensor test (DCE), Range of Movement (ROM) and Joint Position Error (JPE)
Test | Variable | N | MDC | ICC | (95% CI) | 95% LOA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CCFT (mmHg.) | Inter-reliability 1 | 42 | 4.70 | 0.63 | (0.41; 0.78) | (-4.99; 4.42) |
Inter-reliability 2 | 36 | 3.12 | 0.82 | (0.67; 0.91) | (-3.11; 3.11) | |
Intra-reliability A | 27 | 2.94 | 0.86 | (0.72; 0.93) | (-3.17; 2.72) | |
Intra-reliability B | 27 | 3.99 | 0.70 | (0.43; 0.85) | (-3.92; 4.07) | |
DCE (sec.) | Inter-reliability 1 | 36 | 58.01 | 0.76 | (0.59; 0.86) | (-53.24; 62.78) |
Inter-reliability 2 | 29 | 57.36 | 0.75 | (0.55; 0.87) | (-67.72; 47.00) | |
Intra-reliability A | 26 | 37.25 | 0.90 | (0.79; 0.95) | (-31.21; 43.29) | |
Intra-reliability B | 25 | 59.33 | 0.77 | (0.55; 0.89) | (-65.86; 52.79) | |
ROM (degrees) | Inter-reliability 1 | |||||
Flexion | 42 | 14.65 | 0.82 | (0.66; 0.91) | (-11.29; 18.00) | |
Extension | 42 | 18.90 | 0.80 | (0.62; 0.90) | (-23.50; 14.31) | |
Left rotation | 42 | 11.21 | 0.92 | (0.86; 0.96) | (-10.73; 11.68) | |
Right rotation | 42 | 10.11 | 0.93 | (0.87; 0.96) | (-10.58; 9.63) | |
Left lateral flexion | 42 | 8.31 | 0.85 | (0.74; 0.92) | (-8.22; 8.41) | |
Right lateral flexion | 42 | 9.30 | 0.84 | (0.72; 0.91) | (-9.11; 9.49) | |
ROM | Inter-reliability 2 | |||||
Flexion | 36 | 15.02 | 0.83 | (0.70; 0.91) | (-13.72; 16.33) | |
Extension | 36 | 12.60 | 0.92 | (0.85; 0.96) | (-14.13; 11.07) | |
Left rotation | 36 | 9.83 | 0.94 | (0.89; 0.97) | (-11.20; 8.44) | |
Right rotation | 36 | 10.73 | 0.93 | (0.86; 0.96) | (-10.74; 10.74) | |
Left lateral flexion | 36 | 9.35 | 0.83 | (0.66; 0.91) | (-7.40; 11.29) | |
Right lateral flexion | 36 | 10.06 | 0.80 | (0.61; 0.90) | (-7.93; 10.70) | |
ROM | Intra-reliability A | |||||
Flexion | 27 | 17.00 | 0.81 | (0.62; 0.91) | (-13.78; 20.23) | |
Extension | 27 | 21.23 | 0.81 | (0.63; 0.91) | (-22.60; 19.86) | |
Left rotation | 27 | 10.98 | 0.90 | (0.75; 0.95) | (-8.21; 13.76) | |
Right rotation | 27 | 10.64 | 0.89 | (0.76; 0.92) | (-8.42; 12.87) | |
Left lateral flexion | 27 | 8.70 | 0.85 | (0.69, 0.93) | (-8.51; 8.88) | |
Right lateral flexion | 27 | 9.48 | 0.84 | (0.68; 0.92) | (-10.26; 8.71) | |
ROM | Intra-reliability B | |||||
Flexion | 27 | 14.24 | 0.86 | (0.71; 0.93) | (-13.87; 20.23) | |
Extension | 27 | 18.91 | 0.82 | (0.64; 0.91) | (-15.91; 21.91) | |
Left rotation | 27 | 13.05 | 0.87 | (0.73; 0.94) | (-12.12; 13.97) | |
Right rotation | 27 | 11.00 | 0.88 | (0.74; 0.95) | (-8.59; 13.40) | |
Left lateral flexion | 27 | 8.92 | 0.84 | (0.68; 0.92) | (-7.44; 10.40) | |
Right lateral flexion | 27 | 9.12 | 0.85 | (0.70; 0.93) | (-8.23; 10.01) | |
JPE | Inter-reliability 1 | |||||
Flexion | 42 | 7.59 | 0.54 | (0.26, 0.73) | (-5.74; 9.44) | |
Extension | 42 | 9.26 | 0.35 | (0.06; 0.59) | (-8.60; 9.92) | |
Left rotation | 42 | 6.99 | 0.58 | (0.34; 0.75) | (-5.91; 8.07) | |
Right rotation | 42 | 8.32 | 0.27 | (-0.02; 0.52) | (-7.25; 9.39) | |
JPE | Inter-reliability 2 | |||||
Flexion | 35 | 9.14 | 0.11 | (-0.20; 0.41) | (-7.63; 10.65) | |
Extension | 35 | 8.22 | 0.36 | (0.02; 0.62) | (-8.11, 8.34) | |
Left rotation | 35 | 7.97 | 0.02 | (-0.30; 0.33) | (-6.82; 9.12) | |
Right rotation | 35 | 9.10 | 0.04 | (-0.29; 0.37) | (-8.28; 9.92) | |
JPE | Intra-reliability A | |||||
Flexion | 27 | 7.71 | 0.42 | (0.05; 0.69) | (-7.48; 7.16) | |
Extension | 27 | 7.58 | 0.50 | (0.16; 0.74) | (-7.29, 8.15) | |
Left rotation | 27 | 7.54 | 0.18 | (-0.20; 0.52) | (-8.06; 6.64) | |
Right rotation | 27 | 9.95 | 0.05 | (-0.36; 0.42) | (-10.36;10.55) | |
JPE | Intra-reliability B | |||||
Flexion | 27 | 10.12 | 0.23 | (-0.12; 0.55) | (-10.84; 9.16) | |
Extension | 27 | 8.35 | 0.50 | (0.15; 0.74) | (-8.11; 7.79) | |
Left rotation | 27 | 5.76 | 0.66 | (0.37; 0.83) | (-7.92; 5.86) | |
Right rotation | 27 | 6.16 | 0.35 | (-0.03; 0.65) | (-6.31; 6.14) |