Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, Oswestry Disability Index, and Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale: Which Has Superior Measurement Properties in Older Adults With Low Back Pain?

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The role of intra-articular injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma versus corticosteroids in the treatment of synovitis in lumbar facet joint disease

“…The comparison between Groups I and II after injection showed no significant difference (p>0.05) regarding LBP VAS and RMQ and ODI scores. This finding is consistent with that reported by Wu et al 14 who compared intra-articular injections of PRP and CS for the treatment of lumbar FJ disease in a prospective study carried on 46 patients. The mentioned study showed that both groups demonstrated statistically comparable improvements in VAS, RMQ, and ODI scores.…”

“…This tool has a total score of 24, with a score of 0 representing no disability and a score of 24 representing maximum disability. 14 The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) has been considered as the gold standard for measuring degree of disability and estimating quality of life in a patient with LBP. 13 The ODI comprises 10 items that reflect the patient's ability to manage their everyday life while dealing with their pain.…”

“…Accordingly, a 10% change has been identified as being clinically meaningful. 14 This study utilized closed 1.5-Tesla MRI devices, with findings subsequently interpreted by a single blinded consultant radiologist to determine the presence of FJ synovitis and categorize them according to the following 5 grades based on the grading system developed by Czervionke and Fenton: 6 Grade 0: no signal abnormality; Grade 1: signal abnormality confined to the joint capsule; Grade 2: periarticular signal abnormality involving <50% of the joint perimeter; Grade 3: periarticular signal abnormality involving >50% of the joint perimeter; and Grade 4: similar to Grade 3 with the extension of signal abnormality into the intervertebral foramen, ligamentum flavum, pedicle, transverse process, or vertebral body.…”

The selfBACK artificial intelligence‐based smartphone app can improve low back pain outcome even in patients with high levels of depression or stress

“…There is some debate about the best measure for LBP‐related disability (Chiarotto et al, 2016; Kent et al, 2015). The RMDQ has been shown to have adequate measurement properties in a range of domains as well as good test–retest reliability (Jenks et al, 2022; Lauridsen et al, 2006); it is particularly suited to studies in primary care populations (Lauridsen et al, 2006) and is one of the recommended core outcome measures for use in non‐specific LBP RCTs (Chiarotto et al, 2018). Measurement error is at random (Jenks et al, 2022) and therefore any bias is likely to result in an underestimate of pain‐related disability, so we are confident that the relationships reported in this study are not exaggerated.…”

“…The RMDQ has been shown to have adequate measurement properties in a range of domains as well as good testretest reliability (Jenks et al, 2022;Lauridsen et al, 2006); it is particularly suited to studies in primary care populations (Lauridsen et al, 2006) and is one of the recommended core outcome measures for use in non-specific LBP RCTs (Chiarotto et al, 2018). Measurement error is at random (Jenks et al, 2022) and therefore any bias is likely to result in an underestimate of pain-related disability, so we are confident that the relationships reported in this study are not exaggerated. Although there were participants with severe depressive symptom scores and high perceived stress scores, it is possible that the very fact they participated in the trial may mean that they represent a more motivated cohort than the general LBP population with depression and stress (Axén & Leboeuf-Yde, 2013).…”