Research Progress of Low Back Pain Disability Assessment Scale (review) / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common types of disability affecting individuals in Western countries, and the as-sessment of LBP-related disabilities represents a significant challenge. The disability assessment scales in LBP are commonly used in clini-cal diagnosis and treatment as well as evaluation system for clinical research, such as Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Roland Morris Dis-ability Questionnaire (RMDQ), and Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS). This article focused on the clinical applications, reliability and validity, strength and limitations of these scales, to help the clinical application and scientific research for the LBP disability scale.