Functional capacity evaluation as a performance measure: Evidence for a new approach for clients with chronic back pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-215

  Gibson, Libby ^a   Strong, Jenny ^a   Wallace, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic back pain; Functional capacity evaluation; Pain assessment; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 18144376275     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200505000-00003     Document Type: Review

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