User's Manual

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Flexion
With the client in a seated or standing position, manually landmark the T1 and T12 spinous processes
using a washable marker. Align the sensors in the sagittal plane and place one of the Inclinometers on
the T1 spinous process. Place the other at the T12 Spinous Process. Take the initial reading. Have the
client maximally flex the thoracic spine. Take the final reading. Return the client to a neutral position and
repeat these steps two more times.
Minimal Kyphosis
With the client in a seated or standing position, manually landmark the T1 and T12 spinous processes
using a washable marker. Align the sensors in the sagittal plane. Take the initial reading by zeroing the
Inclinometers against a true vertical surface such as a wall, then place one of the Inclinometers on the T1
spinous process. Place the other on the T12 Spinous Process. Take the final reading. Return the client to
a neutral position and repeat these steps two more times.
Rotation
With the client in a standing position, instruct them to forward flex until the thoracic spine is in as
horizontal a position as possible. Manually landmark the T1 and T12 spinous processes using a
washable marker. Aligning the sensors in the axial and vertical planes, place one of the Inclinometers on
the T1 spinous process and place the other at the T12 Spinous Process. Take the initial reading. Have
the client maximally rotate the thoracic spine to one side. Take the final reading. Return the client to a
neutral position. Repeat these steps two more times to the same side and then repeat 3 times to the
opposite side.