Reliability analysis of electrogoniometer in relation to goniometry for assessment of wrist joint measures

• Grant number: 12/08532-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2012
• End date: August 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Marisa de Cássia Registro Fonseca
• Grantee: Patricia Aparecida da Silva Camassuti
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The wrist and hand are complex structures vulnerable to injury. Ensuring an accurate and complete assessment is essential to establish adequate treatment and prevent the onset of functional difficulties. The assessment of the range of motion (ROM) helps therapists to elaborate a diagnosis, guide the rehabilitation and perform the necessary adjustments during the course of the treatment. The flexible electrogoniometer has been used to measure the freedom of movement of some joints, but it has yet not been adapted to evaluate the wrist. Thus, the aim of this study is to analyze the intra and inter rater reliability of the electrogoniometry in relation to the goniometer at the wrist, comparing the angles of flexion, extension, radial and ulnar deviation. (AU)