The most commonly reported outcome was range of motion .
Interpretation : The literature to date offers limited and inconsistent evidence of kinematic/kinetic measures in low back pain patients that could be used clinical ly .
HighlightsCurrent low back pain assessment relies on subjective measures .Use of objective measures ( kinematics/kinetics ) is encouraged in low back pain assessment .This review highlights the heterogeneity of studies with low back pain and healthy subjects .
Background : Currently , there is a widespread reliance on self‐reported question naires to assess low back pain patients .
However , it has been suggested that objective measures of low back pain patients ' functional status should be used to aid clinical assessment .
The aim of this study is to systematic ally review which kinematic /kinetic parameters have been used to assess low back pain patients against healthy controls and to propose clinical kinematic/kinetic measures .
Do people with recurrent back pain constrain spinal motion during seated horizontal and downward reaching?
BACKGROUND Although the effect of symptomatic back pain on functional movement has been investigated , changes to spinal movement patterns in essentially pain-free people with a history of recurrent back pain are largely unreported . Reaching activities , important for everyday and occupational function , often present problems to such people , but have not been considered in this population . The purpose of this study was to compare the amplitude and timing of spinal and hip  motions  during two , seated reaching activities in people with and without a history of recurrent low back pain ( RLBP ) . METHODS  Spinal and hip motions during reaching downward and across the body , in both directions , were tracked using electromagnetic sensors . Analyses were conducted to explore the amplitudes , velocities and timings of 3D segmental movements and to compare controls with subjects with recurrent , but asymptomatic lumbar or lumbosacral pain . FINDINGS We detected significant differences in the amplitude and timing of movement in the lower thoracic region , with the RLBP group restricting movement and demonstrating compensatory increased motion at the hip . The lumbar region displayed no significant between-group differences . The order in which the spinal segments achieved peak velocity in cross-reaching was reversed in RLBP compared to controls , with lumbar motion leading in controls and lagging in RLBP . INTERPRETATION Subjects with a history of RLBP show a number of altered kinematic features during reaching activities which are not related to the presence or intensity of pain , but which suggest adaptive changes to movement control
The most commonly reported outcome was range of motion .
Interpretation : The literature to date offers limited and inconsistent evidence of kinematic/kinetic measures in low back pain patients that could be used clinical ly .
HighlightsCurrent low back pain assessment relies on subjective measures .Use of objective measures ( kinematics/kinetics ) is encouraged in low back pain assessment .This review highlights the heterogeneity of studies with low back pain and healthy subjects .
Background : Currently , there is a widespread reliance on self‐reported question naires to assess low back pain patients .
However , it has been suggested that objective measures of low back pain patients ' functional status should be used to aid clinical assessment .
The aim of this study is to systematic ally review which kinematic /kinetic parameters have been used to assess low back pain patients against healthy controls and to propose clinical kinematic/kinetic measures .