The Standing Forward Flexion Test in Manual Therapy: A Critical Review and a Functional Reinterpretation.

Cureus · 2026 · PMC12884565 · PMID 41669570

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A trend toward a moderate correlation between kappa values and methodological study quality was observed, although it did not reach statistical significance (Pearson r = 0.43, p = 0.28), suggesting that higher-quality studies might demonstrate improved inter-examiner reliability [ 3 ].

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