Do nonorganic signs help to predict the return to activity of patients with low-back pain?

The value of the nonorganic signs in predicting return to activity following an initial episode of low-back pain was determined. One hundred and twenty patients were assessed within 6 months of the onset of their first episode of disabling low-back pain and again at a mean of 15.3 months following i...

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Published in:Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Pa. 1976), 1988-05, Vol.13 (5), p.557-560
Main Authors: BRADISH, C. F, LLOYD, G. J, ALDAM, C. H, ALBERT, J, DYSON, P, DOXEY, N. C. S, LANCE MITSON, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Back Pain - physiopathology
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Forecasting
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases
Prospective Studies
Time Factors
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Summary:The value of the nonorganic signs in predicting return to activity following an initial episode of low-back pain was determined. One hundred and twenty patients were assessed within 6 months of the onset of their first episode of disabling low-back pain and again at a mean of 15.3 months following injury. No correlation was found between the presence of nonorganic signs at initial assessment and either return to activity or resolution of the patient's symptoms.
ISSN:0362-2436
1528-1159
DOI:10.1097/00007632-198805000-00021