Teaching Physiotherapy Students Physical Examination Skills by Using Photogrammetry: A Randomized Control Trial of 3- Versus 2-Dimensional Images.

Introduction: Education research explains how healthcare professional training could be more efficient and effective by integrating simulation technology. Despite its relevance in training medical students, the evidence of its effectiveness in the manual skill training of physiotherapy students remains limited. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of 3-dimensional (3D) images of real objects produced by photogrammetry and traditional 2-dimensional (2D) images when introducing manual therapy skills to undergraduate physiotherapy students via an online course.

Interrater and intrarater reliability of common clinical standing balance tests for people with hip osteoarthritis.

Background: Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal condition affecting older individuals. Clinical balance tests are frequently used to assess standing balance in these people. There is insufficient information regarding the reliability of these tests.

Clinimetric properties of observer-assessed impairment tests used to evaluate hip and groin impairments: a systematic review.

Objective: To recommend the most suitable observer-assessed impairment tests in people with hip and/or groin pathologies by conducting a systematic review of the clinimetric properties of these tests.

Methods: Electronic searches were performed in the Cochrane, PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, SPORTDiscus, and PsycINFO databases up to August 2011. Two reviewers independently rated the measurement properties of clinical tests of impairments, defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as problems in body structure or body function, using the Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Status Measurement Instruments (COSMIN).