title: Back fitness and back health assessment considerations for the Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness and Lifestyle Appraisal.
abstract: The Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness, and Lifestyle Appraisal (CPAFLA) is used as a measure for the health-related fitness of the general population. The CPAFLA includes an evaluation of back health, which is comprised of abdominal muscular endurance (partial curl-ups) and trunk flexion (sit and reach). This paper reviews the occupational, lifestyle, and physical risks associated with back pain and examines the measurement techniques used to assess health-related fitness components of back health in fitness assessments, such as the CPAFLA. Recommendations for future revisions of the CPACFLA's back health assessment and future research needs are presented.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonneau
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gledhill
mesh_terms: D001415:Back / Q000502:physiology*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002170:Canada; D005080:Exercise Test; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D005082:Physical Exertion; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012307:Risk Factors