Confiabilidade intraexaminador do uso da bússola para avaliar a postura e alinhamento de segmentos corporais no plano transverso: um estudo preliminar

Abstract

Postural changes and / or bone alignment in the transverse plane maybe related to the increase of mechanical stresses caused by daily activities, which willpossibly initiate a series of events that induces the onset of tissue lesions, leading tothe insidious onset of painful conditions and musculoskeletal pathologies in the pelvisand in every lower limb. The present study proposes clinical measures using thedigital compass, with the following objectives: (1) to standardize the rotationmeasures of the following segments: pelvis, femur, hip, tibia and tibial torsion; (2) todetermine the intra-rater reliability for the use of the compass in the assessment ofthe posture and alignment of body segments in the transverse plane. The sampleconsisted of 10 volunteers, aged between 20 and 56 years old, body mass index lessthan or equal to 28Kg / m², with no complaint of pain or history of musculoskeletalinjuries in the lower limbs. The intra-rater reliability was considered to be very high forthe right tibial torsion measurement, moderate for tibial rotation measurements andhigh for the other measurements. These findings allow physiotherapists to use thedigital compass to quantitatively assess the posture of these segments in thetransverse plane and monitor the evolution of patients after rehabilitation.