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Manual Unloading Of The Lumbar Spine: Can It Identify Immediate Responders To Mechanical Traction In A Low Back Pain Population? A Study Of Reliability And Criterion Referenced Predictive Validity, John Carlos Jr., Brian T. Swanson, Sean P. Riley, Mark P. Cote, Robin L. Leger, Isaac L. Moss
Manual Unloading Of The Lumbar Spine: Can It Identify Immediate Responders To Mechanical Traction In A Low Back Pain Population? A Study Of Reliability And Criterion Referenced Predictive Validity, John Carlos Jr., Brian T. Swanson, Sean P. Riley, Mark P. Cote, Robin L. Leger, Isaac L. Moss
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Background:: To date, no research has examined the reliability or predictive validity of manual unloading tests of the lumbar spine to identify potential responders to lumbar mechanical traction.
Purpose:: To determine: (1) the intra and inter-rater reliability of a manual unloading test of the lumbar spine and (2) the criterion referenced predictive validity for the manual unloading test.
Methods:: Ten volunteers with low back pain (LBP) underwent a manual unloading test to establish reliability. In a separate procedure, 30 consecutive patients with LBP (age 50·86±11·51) were assessed for pain in their most provocative standing position (visual analog scale (VAS) 49·53±25·52 …