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. 2017 Feb 9;5:e2995. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2995

Table 4. Intraexaminer reliability for the latent MTrP localization.

Intraexaminer reliability Anterior deltoid latent MTrP ECRB latent MTrP
Repeated measures ANOVA P-value .114 .646
Cronbach’s alpha 0.994 0.990
ICC Aa (CI 95%) P-value 0.98 (0.978–0.994) P < .001 0.98 (0.963–0.989) P < .001
ICC Bb (CI 95%) P-value 0.98 (0.978–0.994) P < .001 0.98 (0.963–0.989) P < .001
SEM (cm) 0.122 0.118
MDCc (cm) (CI 95, 90, 80%) 0.338/0.284/0.221 0.327/0.275/0.214
Kendall tau_b(τB) P-value −0.101 P = .360 −0.037 P = .735
R2P-value 0.056 P = .131 0.005 P = .669

Notes.

Abbreviations:

ANOVA
Analysis of variance
CI
Confidence interval
ECRB
extensor carpi radialis brevis
ICC
Intraclass correlation coefficient
MDC
Minimum detectable change
MTrP
Myofascial trigger point
PPT
pressure pain threshold
SEM
Standard error of measurement
a

ICC A was calculated by means of a two-factor model with mixed effects.

b

ICC B was performed by means of one-factor model with random effects.

c

MDC was determined for each CI: 2×1.96×sw (95% CI); 2×1.645×sw (90% CI); 2×1.28×sw (80% CI).