Reliability and concurrent validity of a new iPhone® goniometric application for measuring active wrist range of motion: a cross‐sectional study in asymptomatic subjects

• Published in: Journal of anatomy Vol. 230; no. 3; pp. 484 - 495
• Main Authors: Pourahmadi, Mohammad Reza, Ebrahimi Takamjani, Ismail, Sarrafzadeh, Javad, Bahramian, Mehrdad, Mohseni‐Bandpei, Mohammad Ali, Rajabzadeh, Fatemeh, Taghipour, Morteza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2017; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Accelerometry - instrumentation; Adolescent; Adult; arthrometry, articular; Cell Phone; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Iran; Male; Methods; Mobile Applications; Original; range of motion, articular; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Reproducibility of Results; smartphone; Smartphones; Validation studies; Validity; Wrist; wrist joint; Wrist Joint - physiology; Young Adult; Iran; arthrometry, articular; wrist joint; range of motion, articular; smartphone

Measurement of wrist range of motion (ROM) is often considered to be an essential component of wrist physical examination. The measurement can be carried out through various instruments such as goniometers and inclinometers. Recent smartphones have been equipped with accelerometers and magnetometers...