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 .
Movement coordination of the lumbar spine and hip during a picking up activity in low back pain subjects
The effect of  low back pain , with or without nerve root signs , on the joint coordination and kinematics of the lumbar spine and hips during everyday activities , such as picking up an object from the floor , are largely unknown . An experimental study was design ed to compare lumbar spine and hip joint kinematics and coordination in subjects with and without sub-acute low back pain , while picking up an object in a sitting position . A three-dimensional real-time electromagnetic tracking device was used to measure movements of the lumbar spine and hips . Sixty participants with subacute low back pain , with or without straight leg raise signs , and twenty healthy asymptomatic participants were recruited . The ranges of motions of lumbar spine and hips were determined . Movement coordination between the two regions was examined by cross-correlation . Results showed that mobility was significantly reduced in subjects with back pain , who compensated for limited motion through various strategies . The contribution of the lumbar spine relative to that of the hip was , however , found to be similar in all groups . The lumbar spine – hip joint coordination was substantially altered in subjects with back pain , in particular , those with a positive straight leg raise sign . We conclude that changes in the lumbar and hip kinematics were related to back pain and limitation in straight leg raise . Lumbar – hip coordination was mainly affected by the presence of positive straight leg raise sign when picking up an object in a sitting position
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 .