The Relationship between Self-Reported Psychological Assessments with Objective Biomechanical Measures of Function in Patients with Adult Degenerative Scoliosis

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Patients with adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) demonstrate an altered gait pattern. Age related changes such as progressive and asymmetric degeneration of the disc and facet joints are associated with degenerative adult scoliosis and lead to segmental instability, deformity and stenosis. Psychological clinical outcome questionnaires (FABQ and TSK) are a reliable and valid measure of the fear of movement related to chronic lower back pain. Self-report measures are routinely used in the clinical setting to capture data related to back and leg pain symptoms, function and perceived disability.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research