Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Feb 1998
Sensibility testing in patients with a lumbosacral radicular syndrome.
To examine whether there is a significant difference in gnostic sensibility between affected and unaffected legs of patients suffering from lumbosacral radicular syndrome (LRS) resulting from a disc herniation and to determine the validity of the sensibility test for detecting a disc herniation. ⋯ The gnostic sensibility of the affected leg is hypoesthetic compared with the unaffected leg. The specificity of the sensibility test using monofilaments is acceptable, but the sensitivity is not. The monofilament test is a useful and practical tool for excluding the presence of a disc herniation at dermatomes L4, L5 and S1 and disc herniations at the L4-L5, L5-S1 level.
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Feb 1998
Comparative StudyPsychometric properties of the neck disability index.
To determine if a response set bias existed, to assess the factor structure and internal consistency, and to compare Neck Disability Index (NDI) scores with visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for pain intensity. ⋯ The NDI possesses stable psychometric properties and provides an objective means of assessing the disability of patients suffering from neck pain.