Table 1 Intra and inter-rater reliability for measuring joint position

1st MTPJ dorsiflexion Mean (SD)

Mean 32° (SD 8.37)

Mean 27.8° (SD 11.7)

Rater 1 Intra-rater reliability

ICC 0.861 (95 % CI 0.702 to 0.937) SEM 2

ICC 0.807 (95 % CI 0.603 to 0.912) SEM 1.5

Rater 2 Intra-rater reliability

ICC 0.709 (95 % CI 0.448 to 0.860) SEM 1.8

ICC 0.853 (95 % CI 0.689 to 0.934) SEM 1.5

Rater 3 Intra-rater reliability

ICC 0.829 (95 % CI 0.652 to 0.921) SEM 1.5

ICC 0.768 (95 % CI 0.537 to 0.893) SEM 2.0

Rater 4 Intra-rater reliability

ICC 0.857 (95 % CI 0.697 to 0.935) SEM 1.6

ICC 0.929 (95 % CI 0.836 to 0.969) SEM 1.6

Rater 5 Intra-rater reliability

ICC 0.861 (95 % CI 0.707 to 0.937) SEM 1.4

ICC 0.907 (95 % CI 0.796 to 0.959) SEM 1.3

Average inter-rater reliability

ICC 0.823 (95 % CI 0.642 to 0.918

ICC 0.853 (95 % CI 0.692 to 0.933)

Inter-rater reliability

ICC 0.785 (95 % CI 0.675 to 0.882)

ICC 0.832 (95 % CI 0.737 to 0.911)