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Objective: To determine the inter-rater reliability of the Active Straight-Leg
Raise and One-Leg Standing tests. Design: Cross-sectional pilot study. Subjects:
Thirty-one women who were either not pregnant or at least 9 months post-partum.
Methods: Subjects completed a questionnaire and standardized pain and disability
assessments. The Active Straight-Leg Raise and One-Leg Standing tests were
assessed by 3 independent, blinded examiners. Inter-rater reliability was
determined, and relationships with assessments were explored. Results: For the
Active Straight-Leg Raise test, the kappa coefficient was 0.87, sensitivity 71%,
and specificity 91%. Relationships with various pain and disability assessments
were demonstrated, including the Functional Pelvic Pain Scale (r = 0.77) and
Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (r = 0.70). For the One-Leg Standing test,
kappa coefficients were -0.02 and 0.14 for the left and right sides,
respectively, and thus no further analyses were performed. Conclusion: In women
with a spectrum of low-back and pelvic pain, the Active Straight-Leg Raise test
had good inter-rater reliability, whereas the One-Leg Standing test did not.
Further studies are required regarding the validity of the Active Straight-Leg
Raise test.

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