Journal: Scientific Reports

Article Title: Schober test is not a valid assessment tool for lumbar mobility

doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54787-2

Figure Lengend Snippet: Demographics and anthropometrics of the included participants in the (A) Epionics SPINE ® and ( B) Idiag M360 ® cohort after matching.

Article Snippet: For a total of 187 study participants (49.6%), the results between Epionics SPINE ® and Schober test matched (Fig. ), i.e., both measurement methods indicated either a movement deficit or good mobility.

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Journal: Scientific Reports

Article Title: Schober test is not a valid assessment tool for lumbar mobility

doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54787-2

Figure Lengend Snippet: Lumbar lordosis measured by Epionics SPINE ® and Idiag M360 ®

Article Snippet: For a total of 187 study participants (49.6%), the results between Epionics SPINE ® and Schober test matched (Fig. ), i.e., both measurement methods indicated either a movement deficit or good mobility.

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Journal: Scientific Reports

Article Title: Schober test is not a valid assessment tool for lumbar mobility

doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54787-2

Figure Lengend Snippet: Visual representation of the The Epionics SPINE ® system and Idiag M360 ® measurement. ( A ) Epionics SPINE ® affixed to a volunteer’s back in standing. The system consists of two flexible sensor strips utilizing strain-gauge sensors, tri-axial accelerometers and a storage unit. The total lordosis angle is the sum of all lordotically curved Epionics SPINE ® segments during standing. ( B ) Measurement with Idiag M360 ® from the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebrae until the gluteal fold.

Article Snippet: For a total of 187 study participants (49.6%), the results between Epionics SPINE ® and Schober test matched (Fig. ), i.e., both measurement methods indicated either a movement deficit or good mobility.

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Journal: Scientific Reports

Article Title: Schober test is not a valid assessment tool for lumbar mobility

doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54787-2

Figure Lengend Snippet: Agreement of the non-invasive devicement measurement with Schober test. ( A ) Agreement of Schober (cm) test with Epionics SPINE ® and ( B ) Schober test (cm) with Idiag M360 ® Lumbar RoF (°) in the matched cohorts. White area: ( A ) Epionics SPINE ® or ( B ) Idiag M360 ® measurements and the Schober test indicate low mobility (lower left) or high mobility (upper right). Light gray area: results of both measurements, Epionics SPINE ® and Idiag M360 ® and Schober test, do not match. RoF range of flexion, cm centimeter. RoF reference for good lumbar mobility: Epionics SPINE ® = 40.8°; Idiag M360 ® = 46.04°.

Article Snippet: For a total of 187 study participants (49.6%), the results between Epionics SPINE ® and Schober test matched (Fig. ), i.e., both measurement methods indicated either a movement deficit or good mobility.

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Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Velocity of Lordosis Angle during Spinal Flexion and Extension

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050135

Figure Lengend Snippet: Epionics SPINE system with schematic positions of bending sensor segments (blue) and acceleration sensors (red), (left). A schematic display of the definition of angle α is shown for a single exemplary bending sensor segment (right).

Article Snippet: The measurement tool Epionics SPINE is an advancement of the former SpineDMS system , and allows the dynamic assessment of the shape of the thoracolumbar spine in a rapid and subject specific manner based on strain gauge technology.

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Journal: Scientific Reports

Article Title: Schober test is not a valid assessment tool for lumbar mobility

doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54787-2

Figure Lengend Snippet: Visual representation of the The Epionics SPINE ® system and Idiag M360 ® measurement. ( A ) Epionics SPINE ® affixed to a volunteer’s back in standing. The system consists of two flexible sensor strips utilizing strain-gauge sensors, tri-axial accelerometers and a storage unit. The total lordosis angle is the sum of all lordotically curved Epionics SPINE ® segments during standing. ( B ) Measurement with Idiag M360 ® from the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebrae until the gluteal fold.

Article Snippet: For 187 participants (49.6%) Epionics SPINE ® RoF and Schober test matched (either ≥ 5 cm; > 40.8° RoF or ≤ 5 cm; < 40.8° RoF), for 190 participants (50.4%) the two measurements did not.

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Journal: Scientific Reports

Article Title: Schober test is not a valid assessment tool for lumbar mobility

doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54787-2

Figure Lengend Snippet: Agreement of the non-invasive devicement measurement with Schober test. ( A ) Agreement of Schober (cm) test with Epionics SPINE ® and ( B ) Schober test (cm) with Idiag M360 ® Lumbar RoF (°) in the matched cohorts. White area: ( A ) Epionics SPINE ® or ( B ) Idiag M360 ® measurements and the Schober test indicate low mobility (lower left) or high mobility (upper right). Light gray area: results of both measurements, Epionics SPINE ® and Idiag M360 ® and Schober test, do not match. RoF range of flexion, cm centimeter. RoF reference for good lumbar mobility: Epionics SPINE ® = 40.8°; Idiag M360 ® = 46.04°.

Article Snippet: For 187 participants (49.6%) Epionics SPINE ® RoF and Schober test matched (either ≥ 5 cm; > 40.8° RoF or ≤ 5 cm; < 40.8° RoF), for 190 participants (50.4%) the two measurements did not.

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