《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (6): 672-676.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.06.011

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Research Progress of Low Back Pain Disability Assessment Scale (review)

WANG Xue-qiang1,2, ZHENG Yi-li1, HU Hao-yu1, ZHANG Juan1, ZHENG Jie-jiao3, CHEN Pei-jie1,2   

  1. 1. Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China;
    2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Shangti Orthopaedic Hospital, Shanghai 200438, China;
    3. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huadong Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China
  • Received:2017-01-17 Revised:2017-02-06 Published:2017-06-25 Online:2017-06-27
  • Contact: Correspondence to CHEN Pei-jie. E-mail: chenpeijie@sus.edu.cn

Abstract: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common types of disability affecting individuals in Western countries, and the assessment of LBP-related disabilities represents a significant challenge. The disability assessment scales in LBP are commonly used in clinical diagnosis and treatment as well as evaluation system for clinical research, such as Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), and Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS). This article focused on the clinical applications, reliability and validity, strength and limitations of these scales, to help the clinical application and scientific research for the LBP disability scale.

Key words: low back pain, disability, assessment, scale

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