title: Clinical tests applicable to the study of chronic low-back disability.
abstract: This symposium has evaluated the possible directions to be taken in designing reliable and valid questionnaires, screening examinations, and paraclinical tests applicable to studies in LBP. The detailed design of such test instruments, field testing, measures of reliability, and validity represent the next step if the current barriers to collaborative clinical research in LBP are to be overcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, McClure Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of Vermont, Burlington.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Frymoyer
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spangfort
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waddell
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010808:Physical Examination; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires