title: Do nonorganic signs help to predict the return to activity of patients with low-back pain?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Bradish
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Aldam
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dyson
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Doxey
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Mitson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014937:Work