[Application of the treadmill test for estimation of motor dysfunction due to pain in lumbar region and lower extremities].
Manual muscle test is one of the most reliable and objective examinations to evaluate motor dysfunction due to pain in lumbar region and lower extremities. This test is often used in the field of rehabilitation. However, it is somewhat complicated to use in general practice. Even in a pain clinic, some parts of the work are taken by these orthopedic diseases. It is thought necessary to have a convenient test to estimate the degree of motor dysfunctions. We chose the treadmill exercise test for this purpose and investigated the relationship between the manual test and treadmill test in the literature. The relationship of y = 0.85x - 185.71 was obtained and coefficient of correlation was 0.372 which is significant (P less than 0.01). On the other hand, exercise test seemed to reflect the states of recovery from disorder in each patient.
Yasuoka
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Department of Anesthesia, Yasuoka Clinic Ronden Hospital, Tokushima.
Yoneda
H
H
Hasegawa
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*