This investigation was conducted to determine if there are significant differences between the lateral and the over-the-joint methods of goniometry for measurements of the elbow joint. Forty physical therapy students with previous goniometric training were divided randomly into four goniometric measurement groups: 1) lateral method for an obtuse angle, 2) lateral method for an acute angle, 3) o...

Reliability of goniometric measurements has been examined only under standardized conditions and usually with healthy subjects. The purpose of this study was to assess goniometric reliability in a clinical setting. The reliability of goniometric measurements of passive elbow and knee positions was assessed using patients as subjects. The effect of using the means of repeated measurements and th...

Background & Aims: Cervical spine is prone to various abnormalities and sport injuries. There is still no non-aggressive measurement instrument with high reliability for easy and rapid assessment of cervical spine secondary complications. The aim of this research was to investigate the validity of goniometric method for cervical lordosis measurement through radiography. Method: In this study, 1...

Measuring range of motion (ROM) is the first step of a physical examination and functional evaluation of the shoulder joint. Digital inclinometers are available on the market; however, they are expensive, and hence will not come into wide use. In this study, we present a new method for the shoulder ROM measurement using the inclinometer application on a smartphone. We hypothesized that the meth...

Gloss is a property of paper that is used to emphasize print quality and color appearance. However, standard gloss measuring devices are not able to provide sufficiently accurate information to reliably develop papers with specific gloss characteristics. In this paper, the behavior of gloss is studied using goniometric imaging and spectral color information. A goniometric imaging system is prop...

A marker-based kinematic hand model to quantify finger postures was developed and compared to manual goniometric measurements. The model was implemented with data collected from static postures of five subjects. The metacarpal phalangeal (MCP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints were positioned in flexion of approximately 30, 60, and 90 degrees for 5 subjects. Wrist flexion/extension and ...