Disability and rehabilitation

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Disabil Rehabil · May 2005

The Modified-Modified Schober Test for range of motion assessment of lumbar flexion in patients with low back pain: a study of criterion validity, intra- and inter-rater reliability and minimum metrically detectable change.

The objective was to estimate the psychometric properties of the Modified-Modified Schober Test (MMST). ⋯ In our sample of LBP patients, the MMST showed moderate validity but excellent reliability and MMDC.

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Disabil Rehabil · May 2005

A pilot study of falls risk and vestibular dysfunction in older fallers presenting to hospital emergency departments.

To compare falls risk in older fallers and non-fallers, with an emphasis on dizziness and signs of vestibular dysfunction. ⋯ Older people discharged home from the ED following a fall are at high risk of falling in the future and have a greater level of vestibular dysfunction based on simple clinical testing. Additional clinically applicable tests of vestibular function are required to further investigate the relationship between vestibular dysfunction and falling in older people.

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