The reliability, responsiveness and clinical utility of the Proximat: a new tool for measuring hip range of movement in children with cerebral palsy.

Background and Purpose. Monitoring range of movement is a key aspect of managing hip problems in children with cerebral palsy. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical utility, reliability and responsiveness of a new measurement tool, the Proximat, for hip range of movement. Method. Passive...

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Publicado en:Physiotherapy Research International Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 223 - 231
Autores principales: Pott P, Selley A, Tyson SF
Formato: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2008
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          Biophysical Instruments
          Cerebral Palsy In Infancy and Childhood
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Equipment Reliability
          Hip Physiology
          Instrument Validation
          Range of Motion Evaluation
          Abduction
          Adduction
          Adolescence
          Child
          Child, Preschool
          Descriptive Statistics
          Evaluation Research
          Female
          Funding Source
          Interrater Reliability
          Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
          Male
          Mathematics
          Physical Therapists
          Rehabilitation, Pediatric
          Reliability and Validity
          Rotation
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Test-Retest Reliability
          Validation Studies
          Human
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
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      ab: Background and Purpose. Monitoring range of movement is a key aspect of managing hip problems in children with cerebral palsy. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical utility, reliability and responsiveness of a new measurement tool, the Proximat, for hip range of movement. Method. Passive hip abduction, adduction, medial and lateral rotation were measured by using the Proximat on 26 children with cerebral palsy attending three special schools: 16 of whom are boys, mean age = 7 years and 6 months (standard deviation = 4.2 years), range 2-15 years. Testing was undertaken by two physiotherapists to assess interrater reliability and repeated the following day to assess test-retest reliability. Total, random and systematic errors were calculated for interrater and test-retest. Results. The Proximat was quick and easy to use and acceptable to the children. High reliability was found for all movements (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.83-0.93) with reasonable responsiveness; total error was 2.5-12 degrees. Most of the error was random with little evidence of systematic bias. Conclusions. The Proximat is a reliable, responsive and acceptable method of measuring passive hip movements in children with cerebral palsy in day-to-day clinical practice. A change of 8-12 degrees is needed to overcome measurement error and to indicate that a 'true' change in range of movement has occurred. Copyright (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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