Articles: low-back-pain.
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Growing attention is being given to physical functioning measures to assess interventions for low back pain (LBP). The Quebec Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (QBPDS) has never been validated in Italian patients, and the aim of the study was culturally adapting and validating the Italian version of the QBPDS (QBPDS-I), to allow its use with Italian-speaking patients with chronic LBP. ⋯ The QBPDS-I is unidimensional, reliable and valid in patients with chronic LBP. Its use is recommended for clinical and research purposes.
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A cross-sectional study. ⋯ 2.
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Depression, anxiety, and somatization influence the recovery of people with musculoskeletal pain. A Delphi study was conducted to reach consensus on the most appropriate self-administered questionnaires to assess these psychosocial factors in people at risk of developing persistent musculoskeletal pain. A multidisciplinary panel of international experts was identified via PubReMiner. ⋯ PERSPECTIVE: This study generated a short list of preferred questionnaires to assess depression, anxiety, and somatization in people with musculoskeletal pain. Broad implementation of these questionnaires by clinicians and researchers will facilitate easier comparison and pooling of baseline and outcome data. Some of the recommended questionnaires still require validation in this population.
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To verify the feasibility of synthetic MRI in quantitative evaluation of lumbar intervertebral disk (IVD) degeneration, as compared to the conventional CarrPurcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) T2 mapping approach. ⋯ The synthetic MRI may be used to provide quantitative biomarkers for assessing the level of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration.