Inter-rater reliability of the McKenzie System of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in the examination of the knee.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The McKenzie System of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) is a widely used method of classification and management of musculoskeletal problems. Although MDT has been investigated for its reliability and efficacy in the management of spinal pain, few studies have evaluated the system when applying it to musculoskeletal problems in the extremities, in particular the knee. The purpose of this study was to investigate the inter-rater reliability of MDT when classifying clinical vignettes describing patients with musculoskeletal knee pain.

Methods

This study was divided into two phases. First, 10 clinicians experienced in the use of MDT were recruited to write a total of 60 clinical vignettes based upon the initial assessment of their past patients with knee pain. S

SUBMITTER: Willis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5430453 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature