BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY In Indian patients, in view of language plurality and illiteracy, self-reporting of English version of Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is not practical. Our study aim was to find out to what extent self-reporting of ODI was possible and in cases where self-reporting was not possible, to see validity and reliability of a translator-assisted ODI score. MATERIALS ...

Hastalar ve yöntemler: Yumuflak disk herniasyonuna ba¤l› ve tedaviyle iyileflmeyen torasik aksiyel ve/veya radiküler a¤r› nedeniyle ard›fl›k sekiz hastaya (6 erkek, 2 kad›n; ort. yafl 34.5; da¤›l›m 23-49) BT-floroskopi rehberli¤inde ve LASE ile PTDD uyguland›. Canl› görüntü alt›nda ve posterolateral yaklafl›mla, protrüzyonlu diskin ipsilateral ya da santral bölümüne dekompresyon uyguland›. Tüm ...

Disability questionnaires are increasingly used for clinical assessment, outcome measurement of treatment and research methodology of low back pain. Their use in different countries and cultural groups must follow certain guidelines for translation and cross-cultural adaptation. The translation of such an instrument must be tested for its reliability and validity to be applied and to allow comp...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate reliability and construct validity of the Norwegian versions of the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire and the modified Oswestry Disability Index. DESIGN Translation of two functional status questionnaires and a cross-sectional study of measurement properties. METHODS The questionnaires were translated and back-translated following the Guillemin criteria. The Norwe...

[Purpose] This study investigated the effect of exhalation exercises on trunk muscle activity and Oswestry Disability Index by inducing trunk muscle activity through increasing intra-abdominal pressure and activating muscles, contributing to spinal stability. [Subjects and Methods] This intervention program included 20 male patients with chronic low back pain. A total of 10 subjects each were r...

AIM The aim of this study was to interpret and validate a French version of the Oswestry disability index (ODI), using a cross-cultural validation method. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire was assessed in order to ensure the psychometric characteristics. METHOD The cross-cultural validation was carried out according to Beaton's methodology. The study was conducted with 41 pati...

Reviews of the efficacy of acupuncture as a treatment for acute low back pain (aLBP) have shown that there is insufficient evidence for its effect and that more research is needed. Motion style acupuncture treatment (MSAT) is novel in that it requires a part of the patient's body to move passively or actively while acupuncture needles are retained. A multicenter, randomized, comparative effecti...