Development Of A Novel Grading Scale Based On The ULNT1 And BPTT: 3795 Board #242 June 3 9

PURPOSE: Upper Limb Neurodynamic Tests assess for mechanosensitivity, with moderate degrees of reliability and validity. The purpose of this study was to assess inter and intra-rater accuracy of a novel standardized grading scale based on neurodynamic tests demonstrated to bias the median nerve and brachial plexus. METHODS: Participants attending lectures on neural mobilization were instructed in a novel grading scale based on the Upper Limb Neurodynamic Test 1 and Brachial Plexus Tension Test. At least one hour after instruction, participants were shown 7 different videos of a possible 14 test positions in random order and asked to score the tests on a data collection sheet. To determine accuracy in Phase II, at least one month after participating in Phase I, nine of the 307 clinicians were re-tested by again viewing the 7 videos and scoring the tests. RESULTS: In Phase I, SPSS 22.1 was used for descriptive statistics and ANOVA data analysis. Fifty eight percent achieved the correct response for all 7 positions, 23.5% for six positions, and 12.1% for five positions 4.6 % for 4 positions and less than 2% accurate for 3 or less test positions. Of note, clinicians with 1 – 5 years of experience scored significantly better than clinicians with 15+ years of experience (p