Compendium of Outcome Instruments for Assessment & Research of Spinal Disorders

This researcher resource contains more than 60 critiques that outline: strengths/weaknesses, reliability/reproducibility and application; critiques of paper-based questionnaires and physical instrumentation-based outcome assessment instruments; and visual examples and measurement specifications for physical instrumentation-based outcome instruments. The purpose of the Compendium is to provide health care professionals in the area of spinal disorders with a resource for selecting the most clinically useful and psychometrically sound measures to use in tracking and documenting treatment outcomes. Second Edition.

Contents include:

• NASS Disclaimer
• Introduction
• Quick Reference Guide
• Major Biopsychosocial Measures
• Range of Motion
• Spine Strength
• Lifting Capacity (Functional Measure)
• Other Tests of Human Performance Capacity
• Psychological Test Measures
• Self-Report Measures of Pain and Disability

• Clinical Interview
• Clinician Rating of Overt Behavior
• Pretreatment to Post-treatment Efficacy/Outcome Measures
• Range of Motion, Spine Strength, Lifting Capacity and other Tests of Human Performance Capacity
• Self-Report Measures of Pain and Disability
• Psychological Measures Monitoring Functional Improvement
• Socioeconomic Measures
• Treatment Helpfulness
• Appendix
• Index