Reliability, construct validity, and responsiveness of the neck disability index, patient-specific functional scale, and numeric pain rating scale in patients with cervical radiculopathy

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 831-839

  Young, Ian A ^a,d   Cleland, Joshua A ^b,c   Michener, Lori A ^d   Brown, Chris ^d  

^a Spine and Sport   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia Campus ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Radiculopathy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOMETRY; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RADICULOPATHY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77957592793     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181ec98e6     Document Type: Article

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