Clinicians’ Ability to Detect a Palpable Difference in Spinal Stiffness Compared With a Mechanical Device

The purpose of this study was to quantify the threshold at which clinicians can detect a difference in spinal stiffness of the thoracic and lumbar spine via palpation and then determine if this detection threshold would affect a clinician's ability to identify changes in spinal stiffness as measured by an objective instrument.In this study, the threshold at which a change in spinal stiffness was detected was quantified in 12 experienced...