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Báo cáo y học: "Common errors and clinical guidelines for manual muscle testing: "the arm test" and other inaccurate procedures"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Common errors and clinical guidelines for manual muscle testing: "the arm test" and other inaccurate procedures. | Chiropractic Osteopathy BioMed Central Commentary Common errors and clinical guidelines for manual muscle testing the arm test and other inaccurate procedures Walter H Schmitt Jr and Scott C Cuthbert Open Access Address Chiropractic Health Center 255 West Abriendo Avenue Pueblo CO 81004 USA Email Walter H Schmitt - wallys@mindspring.com Scott C Cuthbert - cranialdc@hotmail.com Corresponding author Published 19 December 2008 Received 2 June 2008 J. n I-Iini Accepted 19 December 2008 Chiropractic Osteopathy 2008 16 16 doi l0.ll86 l746-l 340-16-16 This article is available from http www.chiroandosteo.cOm content l6 l l6 2008 Schmitt and Cuthbert licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http creativecommons.org licenses by 2.0 which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The manual muscle test MMT has been offered as a chiropractic assessment tool that may help diagnose neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. We contend that due to the number of manipulative practitioners using this test as part of the assessment of patients clinical guidelines for the MMT are required to heighten the accuracy in the use of this tool. Objective To present essential operational definitions of the MMT for chiropractors and other clinicians that should improve the reliability of the MMT as a diagnostic test. Controversy about the usefulness and reliability of the MMT for chiropractic diagnosis is ongoing and clinical guidelines about the MMT are needed to resolve confusion regarding the MMT as used in clinical practice as well as the evaluation of experimental evidence concerning its use. Discussion We expect that the resistance to accept the MMT as a reliable and valid diagnostic tool will continue within some portions of the manipulative professions if clinical guidelines for the use of MMT methods are not .