Spine · 1993 · 167 citations · 0 references
EngineeringPain MedicineMechanical EngineeringPain SyndromeReliability EngineeringKinesiologyTrunk StrengthStrength PropertyChronic Musculoskeletal ConditionExperimental TestingApplied PhysiologyBack PainNormal SubjectsHealth SciencesNondestructive TestingLearning EffectStructural Health MonitoringRehabilitationPhysical TherapyPain ResearchExperimental EvaluationMechanical SystemsStructural Mechanics
This experimental evaluation of Cybex II isokinetic measurement was based on 70 normal subjects and 120 patients with chronic low back pain. It considered: reliability and learning effect; discrimination of individual patients versus normal subjects; relationship to clinical measures; assessment of effort; and a prospective 2-year follow-up of normal subjects to predict future low back pain.