Schober test is not a valid assessment tool for lumbar mobility

Autor: Nima Taheri, Luis Becker, Sandra Reitmaier, Maximilian Muellner, Friederike Schömig, Matthias Pumberger, Hendrik Schmidt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54787-2
Popis: Abstract The Schober test is considered reliable in evaluating lumbar mobility and its impairment. Especially in patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP) identification of functional restriction is important. We aimed to investigate whether the 5 cm Schober cut-off provides a valid distinction between unrestricted and restricted mobility in participants with and without cLBP (18–65 years). cLBP is defined as LBP persisting for ≥ 12 weeks. We analyzed agreement between the Schober test with two measurement devices (Epionics SPINE®; Idiag M360®) and the influence of lumbar lordosis (LL) on their agreement. Also, the sensitivity and specificity of the Schober test was evaluated. For 187 participants (49.6%) Epionics SPINE® RoF and Schober test matched (either ≥ 5 cm; > 40.8° RoF or ≤ 5 cm; 46.0° RoF or ≤ 5 cm;
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