Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 14-21 , February 2007

Reliability of the Thomas test for assessing range of motion about the hip

  • J. Peeler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology and Applied Health, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 2E9
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +12047891408;fax: +12047837866.
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  • J.E. Anderson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Received 11 May 2006 ,Revised 22 August 2006 ,Accepted 26 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2006.09.023

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 14-21 , February 2007