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A patient care model has been proposed linking patient assessment to diagnosis to treatment to outcomes. Validation of this method is required. McKenzie developed the mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT) process to diagnose neck pain and direct its treatment. No study known to the authors has determined the link between MDT diagnosis and treatment for neck pain. The objective of the current study...
To determine inter-rater agreement on diagnostic category using the Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) classification system for neck pain. If the diagnostic category was derangement syndrome, inter-rater agreement on the subcategory and the directional preference of treatment was also determined.Clinicians viewed videotaped MDT examinations of 20 patients with neck pain and rated the MDT diagnosis...
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