Movement Control Impairment and Low Back Pain: State of the Art of Diagnostic Framing
<i>Background and objectives:</i> Low back pain is one of the most common health problems. In 85% of cases, it is not possible to identify a specific cause, and it is therefore called Non-Specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP). Among the various attempted classifications, the subgroup of patient...
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| description | <i>Background and objectives:</i> Low back pain is one of the most common health problems. In 85% of cases, it is not possible to identify a specific cause, and it is therefore called Non-Specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP). Among the various attempted classifications, the subgroup of patients with impairment of motor control of the lower back (MCI) is between the most studied. The objective of this systematic review is to summarize the results from trials about validity and reliability of clinical tests aimed to identify MCI in the NSLBP population. <i>Materials and Methods:</i> The MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and MedNar databases have been searched until May 2018. The criteria for inclusion were clinical trials about evaluation methods that are affordable and applicable in a usual clinical setting and conducted on populations aged > 18 years. A single author summarized data in synoptic tables relating to the clinical property; a second reviewer intervened in case of doubts about the relevance of the studies. <i>Results:</i> 13 primary studies met the inclusion criteria: 10 investigated inter-rater reliability, 4 investigated intra-rater reliability, and 6 investigated validity for a total of 23 tests (including one cluster of tests). Inter-rater reliability is widely studied, and there are tests with good, consistent, and substantial values (waiter’s bow, prone hip extension, sitting knee extension, and one leg stance). Intra-rater reliability has been less investigated, and no test have been studied for more than one author. The results of the few studies about validity aim to discriminate only the presence or absence of LBP in the samples. <i>Conclusions:</i> At the state of the art, results related to reliability support the clinical use of the identified tests. No conclusions can be drawn about validity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcae9d50be404fb18d702daa5ec327522023-09-02T13:33:27ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X2019-08-0155954810.3390/medicina55090548medicina55090548Movement Control Impairment and Low Back Pain: State of the Art of Diagnostic FramingSoleika Salvioli0Andrea Pozzi1Marco Testa2Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Campus of Savona, 17100 Savona, ItaliyDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Campus of Savona, 17100 Savona, ItaliyDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Campus of Savona, 17100 Savona, Italiy<i>Background and objectives:</i> Low back pain is one of the most common health problems. In 85% of cases, it is not possible to identify a specific cause, and it is therefore called Non-Specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP). Among the various attempted classifications, the subgroup of patients with impairment of motor control of the lower back (MCI) is between the most studied. The objective of this systematic review is to summarize the results from trials about validity and reliability of clinical tests aimed to identify MCI in the NSLBP population. <i>Materials and Methods:</i> The MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and MedNar databases have been searched until May 2018. The criteria for inclusion were clinical trials about evaluation methods that are affordable and applicable in a usual clinical setting and conducted on populations aged > 18 years. A single author summarized data in synoptic tables relating to the clinical property; a second reviewer intervened in case of doubts about the relevance of the studies. <i>Results:</i> 13 primary studies met the inclusion criteria: 10 investigated inter-rater reliability, 4 investigated intra-rater reliability, and 6 investigated validity for a total of 23 tests (including one cluster of tests). Inter-rater reliability is widely studied, and there are tests with good, consistent, and substantial values (waiter’s bow, prone hip extension, sitting knee extension, and one leg stance). Intra-rater reliability has been less investigated, and no test have been studied for more than one author. The results of the few studies about validity aim to discriminate only the presence or absence of LBP in the samples. <i>Conclusions:</i> At the state of the art, results related to reliability support the clinical use of the identified tests. No conclusions can be drawn about validity.https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/9/548low back painmotor control impairmentmovement control diseasemovement testreliabilityvalidity |
| spellingShingle | Soleika Salvioli Andrea Pozzi Marco Testa Movement Control Impairment and Low Back Pain: State of the Art of Diagnostic Framing Medicina low back pain motor control impairment movement control disease movement test reliability validity |
| title | Movement Control Impairment and Low Back Pain: State of the Art of Diagnostic Framing |
| title_full | Movement Control Impairment and Low Back Pain: State of the Art of Diagnostic Framing |
| title_fullStr | Movement Control Impairment and Low Back Pain: State of the Art of Diagnostic Framing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Movement Control Impairment and Low Back Pain: State of the Art of Diagnostic Framing |
| title_short | Movement Control Impairment and Low Back Pain: State of the Art of Diagnostic Framing |
| title_sort | movement control impairment and low back pain state of the art of diagnostic framing |
| topic | low back pain motor control impairment movement control disease movement test reliability validity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/9/548 |
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