Intra- and inter-rater reliability of thoracic spine mobility and posture assessments in subjects with thoracic spine pain

Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study

Inclusion	Pain in thoracic spine area during baseline examination (VAS > 0)
	Daily thoracic spine pain during the last week(s)
	Pain produced in PA pressure test of the thoracic spine
	18 to 55 years old^a
Exclusion	Fibromyalgia
	Daily cervical or lumbar spine pain
	Inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatic) or any infection
	Spinal fracture or malignant disease
	Haemophilia or other blood disease
	Symptomatic angina pectoris
	Operation with thoracotomy
	Previous thoracic spine operation
	Cardiac pain
	Oesophageal pain

VAS Visual Analogue Scale; PA Posterior to anterior
^a This study was part of the larger thoracic spine manipulation study and therefore upper cut-off age was 55 years of age

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