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Inclinometer-based measures of standing posture in older adults with low bone mass are reliable and associated with self-reported, but not performance-based, physical function

Abstract

The association between posture and physical function during daily activities in people at risk for osteoporotic fracture is not clear. We report the reliability of measuring posture using the digital inclinometer and how these measures relate to performance-based and self-reported physical function.IntroductionThis study aims to determine the reliability of a simple clinical method for assessing spine curvatures in people with low bone mass …

Authors

MacIntyre NJ; Lorbergs AL; Adachi JD

Journal

Osteoporosis International, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 721–728

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

February 2014

DOI

10.1007/s00198-013-2484-5

ISSN

0937-941X