Research Article

Analysis of Biomechanical Properties of the Lumbar Extensor Myofascia in Elderly Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and That in Healthy People

Table 2

Reliability test.

SideParameterICC (95% CI)SEMMDC

LeftMuscle tone0.94 (0.89–0.96)0.531.47
Stiffness0.94 (0.90–0.97)18.1250.23
Logarithmic decrement0.90 (0.83–0.95)0.090.25

RightMuscle tone0.92 (0.85–0.95)0.591.64
Stiffness0.95 (0.90–0.97)17.0347.20
Logarithmic decrement0.94 (0.89–0.96)0.070.19

Note. SEM = SD ∗ √(1–ICC); MDC95 = 1.96 ∗ √2 ∗ SEM. ICC: intraclass correlation coefficient; MDC: minimum detectable change; and SEM: standard error of measurement.