OBJECTIVE: To describe physical measures used in @entity1 with @entity615 when no specific treatment is given, to examine associations between change over time in these measures and changes in @entity615 , and to study the value of physical measures at baseline and at a 4-week follow-up to predict outcome at 12 months. DESIGN: A prospective consecutive study. SUBJECTS: Forty-four @entity1 presenting with @entity1643 in primary care. METHODS: The @entity1 underwent a physical examination at baseline and at 4 weeks. Follow-up was carried out using questionnaires until 12 months. Linear regression was used to identify predictors. RESULTS: Most measures had improved significantly at the 4-week follow-up. Thoracolumbar rotation, isometric endurance back extensors, and fingertip-to-floor distance at 4 weeks were significant predictors for @entity158 intensity and back-related disability at the 12-month follow-up. Eighteen out of 44 @entity1 reported an increase in @entity158 after the assessment of the physical measures at baseline. This group of @entity1 improved more in physical measures between baseline and the 4-week follow-up. CONCLUSION: Physical measures assessed at the 4-week follow-up, but not at baseline, could provide important additional information for identifying those @entity1 at risk for worse outcome in @entity615 at 12 months.

XXXX in primary care: a prospective study of physical measures.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity615 :: ('MESH:D001416', 'Disease') :: ['pain or back-related disability', 'pain and back-related disability', 'back pain'] @entity1643 :: ('MESH:D017116', 'Disease') :: ['low back pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity615 :: (MESH:D001416,Disease) :: ['Course of back pain']
