Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: Prevalence, Reliability, and Validity of Physical Examination Findings
Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: Prevalence, Reliability, and Validity of Physical Examination Findings
D. Weiner,S. Sakamoto,S. Perera,Paula Breuer
2006 · DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00534.x
Journal of The American Geriatrics Society · 146 Citations
TLDR
A structured physical examination protocol is developed that identifies common biomechanical and soft‐tissue abnormalities for older adults with chronic low back pain that can be used as a triage tool for healthcare providers and to test the interobserver reliability and discriminant validity of this protocol.