Movement Diagram and “End-Feel” Reliability When Measuring Passive Lateral Rotation of the Shoulder in Patients With Shoulder Pathology

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Findings related to joint function can be recorded with movement diagrams or by characterizing the "end-feel" according to the procedure described by Cyriax. Because both methods are used to classify pain and resistance in relation to joint range of motion (ROM), the purpose of this study was to simultaneously evaluate the reliability of these categorizations in a patient sample. SUBJECTS: Two physical therapists …