Psychometric properties of selected tests in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 921-931

  Cleland, Joshua A ^a   Whitman, Julie M ^b   Houser, Janet L ^c   Wainner, Robert S ^d   Childs, John D ^e  

^a FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Evidence in Motion   (United States)

^c REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar spinal stenosis; Numeric Pain Rating Scale; Oswestry Disability Index; Patient Specific Functional Scale; Swiss Spinal Stenosis Scale

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; MODIFIED SWISS SPINAL STENOSIS SCALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUMERIC PAIN RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL SCALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870295740     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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