Response to Commentary on Our Article Titled “Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of Select Clinical Tests in Patients Referred for Diagnostic Facet Joint Blocks in the Cervical Spine”

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• 作者：Geoff M. Schneider ; PhD^a ; ^{gmschnei@ucalgary.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Gwendolen Jull ; PT ; PhD^b ; Kenneth Thomas ; MD ; MHSc^c ; Ashley Smith ; PT^b ; Carolyn Emery ; PT ; PhD^d ; Peter Faris ; PhD^e ; Kathryn Schneider ; PT ; PhD^e ; Paul Salo ; MD^f
• 关键词：Facet joint ; Neck pain ; Physical examination ; Rehabilitation ; Reliability (epidemiology)
• 刊名：Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：August 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：94
• 期：8
• 页码：1638-1640
• 全文大小：106 K

文摘

Dr. Stuart McGill provided an insightful commentary on the issues surrounding the usefulness of reliable clinical tests in the management of patients with spinal pain conditions. In this response, we will address the points raised in the commentary and provide a rationale for the use of reliable tests in the development of clinical decision guides.