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Journal of occupational rehabilitation
Sep, 2005;15 (3): 329-41.

Differences among outcome measures in occupational low back pain.

Sue A Ferguson, William S Marras, Deborah L Burr
Author Information
  1. Sue A Ferguson: Biodynamics Laboratory, Institute for Ergonomics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. Ferguson.4@osu.edu
PMID: 16119224 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-005-5940-4

Abstract

The rate of recurrence in low back pain patients has been reported as high as 70%; therefore, it is believed that researchers have a poor understanding of low back pain recovery. To enhance our understanding of recovery, a large cross-sectional study was conducted to compare outcome measures of return to work, impairment of activities of daily living, pain symptoms, and functional performance probability. A total of 208 workers were examined. The percentage of workers recovered based on return to work criteria was 99% compared to 25% for impairment of activities of daily living, 17% for symptoms, and 12.5% for functional performance probability. Single functional performance measures of range of motion, velocity, and acceleration had recovery rates of 59, 13, and 10%, respectively. It appears that all these criteria are measuring very different parameters of low back pain recovery. The residual loss in functional performance may indicate a decreased tolerance to physical demand providing potential insight for why recurrent low back pain rates are high.

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MeSH Term

Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disability Evaluation
Humans
Industry
Low Back Pain
Middle Aged
Midwestern United States
Occupational Diseases
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Pain Measurement
Range of Motion, Articular
Recovery of Function
Recurrence
Rehabilitation, Vocational
Surveys and Questionnaires
Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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