The value of physical performance tests for predicting therapy outcome in patients with subacute low back pain: a prospective cohort study

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 18; no. 7; pp. 1041 - 1049
• Main Authors: Moradi, Babak, Benedetti, Julia, Zahlten-Hinguranage, Anita, Schiltenwolf, Marcus, Neubauer, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.07.2009; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Cohort Studies; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Disability Evaluation; Exercise Test - methods; Exercise Test - statistics & numerical data; Exercise Tolerance - physiology; Female; Humans; Low Back Pain - diagnosis; Low Back Pain - physiopathology; Low Back Pain - rehabilitation; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neurosurgery; Original; Original Article; Pain Measurement - methods; Physical Therapy Modalities; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Surgical Orthopedics; Treatment Outcome; Prognostic value; Oesch test; Physical performance test; Villiger test; Biering–Sørensen test

Considering the enormous costs of intensive multidisciplinary treatment, predictive tests for therapy outcome are needed to evaluate patients’ performance potential and increase cost effectiveness. Somatic parameters are commonly used to evaluate health status and serve as an additional means of for...