Measuring the sacral inclination angle in clinical practice: is there an alternative to radiographs?

BACKGROUND: In patients with low back pain (LBP) the position of the pelvis is often a focus of physical or manual therapy. The 'gold standard' to determine sacral inclination is by radiograph, but methods to measure sacral inclination externally with an inclinometer have also been introduced. OBJEC...

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Published in:Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics Vol. 24; no. 8; pp. 505 - 509
Main Authors: Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, van Gool JJC, Bernsen RMD, Njoo KH
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. Oct2001
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