Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 386-392 , July 2005

Implications for the Use of Postural Analysis as a Clinical Diagnostic Tool: Reliability of Quantifying Upright Standing Spinal Postures From Photographic Images

  • Nadine M. Dunk, BSc

      Affiliations

    • PhD Candidate, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
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  • Jennifer Lalonde, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
    • ,
  • Jack P. Callaghan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Jack P. Callaghan, PhD, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1

Received 27 January 2004 ,Revised 15 March 2005

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 Sources of support: This study was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

PII: S0161-4754(05)00167-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.06.006

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 386-392 , July 2005

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