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Biomechanical performance of devices that enhance joint extensibility in the behind-the-back reach test
A N Lopez1, J K Chung, M A Towler
1Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Several devices (flexible ladder, towel, cord) have been recommended for use in physical therapy to enhance the range of motion of the joints involved in the behind-the-back reach test. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical performance of these devices by measuring the maximum forces applied to the devices during the behind-the-back reach test. The performance of all of these devices during the behind-the-back reach test was remarkably similar.