Citation

Varejão RV, Figueira HA, Figueira AA, Conceicao MCSC, Vale RGS, Dantas EHM. Research (Lambertville, N. J.) 2014; 1: e1266.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Synatom Research)

DOI

10.13070/rs.en.1.1266

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To verify the reproducibility of the Normal Flex set of tests as an instrument for evaluating the flexibility level of elderly women. Sample: Randomly composed of 50 active (n= 30) and inactive (n = 20) elderly women aged 67.15±4.21 years.

METHODS: Flexibility measurements of cervical spine rotation, shoulder horizontal extension, shoulder abduction, lumbar spine flexion and knees flexion were taken through analogical, digital and radiologic goniometry and by the Normal Flex protocol.

RESULTS: The intraclass coefficient of correlation (ICC) was used to verify the reliability within the same evaluators and between the evaluators. The statistical significance was p<0.05. Significant Pearson correlations showed validity for goniometry methods. The intra- and inter-rater reliability results for each joint in analogical goniometry and for Normal Flex varied from r = 0.90-0.99 (p<0.001), showing reproducible results.

CONCLUSION: The reproducibility of Normal Flex as a method of evaluating flexibility of elderly women was confirmed.

Language: en