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. 2016 Jul;28(7):2094-6.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.28.2094. Epub 2016 Jul 29.

Differences in performance on the functional movement screen between chronic low back pain patients and healthy control subjects

Min-Joo Ko  1 , Kyung-Hee Noh  2 , Min-Hyeok Kang  3 , Jae-Seop Oh  4
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Differences in performance on the functional movement screen between chronic low back pain patients and healthy control subjects

Min-Joo Ko et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

[Purpose] Differences in scores on the Functional Movement Screen between patients with chronic lower back pain and healthy control subjects were investigated. [Subjects and Methods] In all, 20 chronic lower back pain patients and 20 healthy control subjects were recruited. Chronic lower back pain patients and healthy controls performed the Functional Movement Screen (deep squat, hurdle step, inline lunge, shoulder mobility, active straight leg raise, trunk stability pushup, and rotary stability). The Mann-Whitney test was used to analyze differences in Functional Movement Screen scores between the two groups. [Results] Chronic lower back pain patients scored lower on the Functional Movement Screen total composite compared with healthy control subjects. Chronic lower back pain patients scored lower on Functional Movement Screen subtests including the deep squat, hurdle step, active straight leg raise, and rotary stability tests. [Conclusion] The deep squat, hurdle step, active straight leg raise, and rotary stability tasks of the Functional Movement Screen can be recommended as a functional assessment tools to identify functional deficits in chronic lower back pain patients.

Keywords: Chronic lower back pain; Functional Movement Screen; Functional assessment.

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