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dc.contributor.authorPender, Scott Francis
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-07T00:21:43Z
dc.date.available2011-12-07T00:21:43Z
dc.date.issued2011en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/1751
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) motion dysfunction and its role in low back and pelvic pain remains an unresolved issue amongst the medical fraternity. Clinical objective SIJ motion and pain detection methods are both expensive and difficult to reproduce whilst most manual methods of SIJ motion assessment have been contentious with regard to their reliability. Doppler Imaging of Vibrations (DIV) has been advocated as one alternative adjunct method of evaluating SIJ dysfunction. Purpose: The aim of this research was to test reliability of the DIV technique to assess SIJ stiffness within a normal population when using a custom built Vibration Generator (VG). Methodology: Thirteen healthy participants with an age range of 23-50 years, 4 females (mean age 27 ± 5 years, height 167 ± 13cm, weight 65 ± 11 Kg) and 9 males (mean age 33 ± 9 years, height 176 ± 5cm, weight 76 ± 8 Kg) were assessed for SIJ stiffness using the DIV technique over two sessions. Participants were positioned in prone and vibration applied unilaterally to the anterior superior iliac spine. Vibrations were registered by a Colour Doppler Imaging (CDI) transducer over the ipsilateral SIJ. A Threshold Unit (TU) is the difference between ipsilateral sacral and ilial threshold level (TL) values and was accepted as the measured loss of vibrational power across the SIJ. A large difference between bilateral SIJ TU values in individuals is assumed to be indicative of SIJ stiffness asymmetry. Interclass correlation coefficients (ICC) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to calculate intra and inter-session reliability. Standard error of the measurement (SEM) calculations were undertaken to assess difference between the actual measured score across trials and the smallest detectable difference (SDD) was calculated from the SEM to indicate the degree of change that would exceed the expected trial to trial variability. Results: All intra-session ICC reliability scores for DIV testing of SIJ stiffness were ’excellent’ with ‘substantial’ to ‘almost perfect’ CIs. Inter-session ICC reliability scores for DIV testing of SIJ stiffness were ‘excellent’ with ‘moderate’ to ‘almost perfect agreement’ CIs for S1 means against only less than ‘acceptable’ to ‘acceptable’ ICC scores with ‘poor’ to ‘fair agreement’ CIs for S2 means. Only three participants were observed to have a consistent SIJ stiffness pattern over all intra-session measurements. Conclusion: The DIV technique, when performed using a custom built VG to detect SIJ stiffness asymmetry in a normal population, showed a satisfactory level of intra-session reliability but a lower than satisfactory level of inter-session reliability. Further technical modifications are required to ensure the VG maintains robustness and signal consistency for future studies.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectsacroiliac jointen_NZ
dc.subjectDoppler Imaging of vibrationsen_NZ
dc.subjectsacroiliac joint motionen_NZ
dc.subjectsacroiliac joint dysfunctionen_NZ
dc.subjectsacroiliac joint asymmetryen_NZ
dc.subjectreliabilityen_NZ
dc.titleMeasurement of sacroiliac joint stiffness with Doppler imaging of vibrations – A reliability studyen_NZ
dc.typeMasters Thesisen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Osteopathyen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden110499 Complementary and Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classifieden_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationPender, S. F. (2011). Measurement of sacroiliac joint stiffness with Doppler imaging of vibrations – A reliability study. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Osteopathy). Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10652/1751en
unitec.pages117en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.publication.placeAuckland, New Zealanden_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalMoran, Robert
unitec.advisor.associatedHing, Wayne
unitec.institution.studyareaOsteopathy
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112887524


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