Evidence on the Halo
Surgical and Orthopaedic Research Laboratories
Validation of a novel range of motion assessment tool for the cervical spine: the Halo Digital Goniometer, 2022
Journal of Spine Surgery JSS
Ashley Wilson-Smith, Saimurooban Muralidaran, Monish Maharaj, Matthew Pelletier, Peter Beshara, Prashanth Rao, Louise Pearce, Tian Wang, Ralph Mobbs, William R. Walsh
Univeristy of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, School of Podiatric Medicine. Study Title: Intra and inter-rater reliability of the HALO digital goniometer and the tractograph in a podiatric setting: a comparative study
Authors: Claire Forde, Lucy Johnston, Emily Longo and Fiona Sherriff, A/Prof Jennifer Bryant
Abstract: Joint angles are commonly measured in the podiatric setting to determine the range of motion and position of a joint in order to make assumptions regarding foot function.
Bond University
Assessment of shoulder active range of motion in prone versus supine: a reliability and concurrent validity study James Furness BPhty, Scott Johnstone PT, DPT, Wayne Hing PT, PhD, Allan Abbott PT, PhD & Mike Climstein PhD
Hand Clinic Australian Physiotherapy Association
Measurement of wrist joint range of motion using the HALO digital goniometer versus the universal goniometer. A Pilot study. Hand Therpay The Clinical Research Insitute
UNSW Medicine Prince of Wales Clinical School
Professor W.Walsh with Research Associate T.Wang. UNSW Surgical and Orthopaedic Research Laboratory. Sydney, AUSTRALIA Halo the Digital Goniometer and Inclinometer attached to the Laboratory Robot for direct comparison of Robot Verus HALO angles. Results on accuracy to be viewed in the 30 second video below.
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
Reliability and validity of the Halo digital goniometer for shoulder range of motion in healthy subjects.
Sarah Correll (PT, DPT), Jennifer Field (PT, DPT),Heather Hutchinson (PT, DPT),Gabby Mickevicius (PT, DPT),Amber Fitzsimmons (PT, DPTS), Betty Smoot (PT, DPTSc).
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Reliability and validity of laser-guided digital goniometry
Sarah Correll, Heather Hutchinson, Jennifer Field, Gabby Mickevicius, Betty Smoot, Amber Fitzsimmons.
UCSF/SFSU Graduate Program of Physical Therapy, San Francisco
Journal Of Experimental Orthopaedics
Accuracy and reliability of knee goniometry methods
Graeme Ethan Hancock, Tracey Hepworthand Kevin Wembridge
UCSF Summary
HALO is easier and faster to use in the clinic for measuring ROM and compares well to the gold standard for accuracy and reliability
Surgical and Orthopaedic Research Laboratories
Inter-rater Reliability and Concurrent Validity of a Novel Laser-guided Goniometer
Saimurooban Muralidaran, Peter Beshara, Louise Nettleton, Ashley Wilson-Smith, Matthew Pelletier, Tian Wang, William R. Walsh