1. Inter- and Intrarater Reliability of a Back Range of Motion Instrument
Aimie F. Kachingwe, PT, EdD, OCS, Beth J. Phillips, PT, DPA 
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
Volume 86, Issue 12, Pages (December 2005)
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2. Fig 1
The BROM inclinometer-type device used for measuring pelvic angle and sagittal plane motions. With the bubble centered in the vial, the pelvic angle is recorded in degrees from the protractor.
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3. Fig 2
The BROM device with compass read from above and gravity goniometer read from a posterior view. The device is held parallel to T12 for both movements and the magnet suspended at the level of S1 during rotation measurements.
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4. Fig 3
Forward flexion. The plastic L-shaped slide arm is positioned along a ruler that measures the distance between T12 and S1. During flexion and extension movements, the L-shaped slide arm is held at T12 to guide the plastic protractor, from which range of motion is read in degrees.
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5. Fig 4
During side bending, the BROM device is held parallel to the adhesive dot demarking T12, and degrees of motion are read posteriorly from the gravity goniometer.
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6. Fig 5
The BROM device could impede motion for people with a high degree of extension mobility.
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