TITLE:
Reliability of Kinovea Computer Program in Measuring Cervical Range of Motion in Sagittal Plane
AUTHORS:
Shereen H. Elwardany, Wadida H. El-Sayed, Mohammad F. Ali
KEYWORDS:
Reliability, Kinovea, Cervical Range of Motion, Cervical Disorders
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.9,
September
25,
2015
ABSTRACT: Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the intrarater and
interrater reliability of Kinovea computer program in measuring cervical range
of motion in sagittal plane in healthy subjects. Subjects: Sixty-five normal
physical therapy intern students participated in this study. Their age ranged
from 20 - 24 years with mean (22.42 ± 0.84) and BMI mean (28.60 ± 1.40).
Materials and Methods: Digital camera and labtop with installed Kinovea software
were used. The cervical ROM of flexion and extension for each participant were
measured by Kinovea computer program three times by examiner (B) to detect the
intrarater reliability and by three examiners (A, B and C) to detect the
interrater reliability. Results: For the intrarater reliability, the ICC
between the first and second trials by Rater B for flexion and extension were 0.985
and 0.995. The ICC between the second and third trials were 0.932 and 0.993. The
ICC between the first and third trials were 0.920 and 0.986 respectively. For
the interrater reliability, the ICC between Rater A & B for flexion and extension
were 0.991 and 0.992. The ICC between Rater A & C were 0.988 and 0. 9938.
The ICC between Rater B & C were 0.993 and 0.997 respectively. Kinovea
computer program had an excellent intrarater and interrater reliability in
measuring cervical flexion and extension range of motion at P