Evaluation of the 6-minute walking test as a smartphone app-based self-measurement of objective functional impairment in patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease.

CONCLUSIONS: The smartphone app-based self-measurement of the 6WT is a convenient, reliable, and valid way to determine OFI in patients with lumbar DDD. The 6WT app facilitates the digital evaluation and monitoring of patients with lumbar DDD. PMID: 32764182 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - August 6, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Maldaner N, Sosnova M, Zeitlberger AM, Ziga M, Gautschi OP, Regli L, Weyerbrock A, Stienen MN, International 6WT Study Group Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research