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The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is a self-rating condition-specific outcome measure for evaluation of low back pain disability. It was introduced in 1980 by Fairbank et al. (1980), and consists of ten sections with six response alternatives describing functional impairment in a series of daily activities. There are two authorized versions, version 1.0 (Fig. 1) from 1980 and version 2.0 (Fig. 2) from 1989 (Pynsent et al. 1993). The main difference between the versions is the construction of the section describing pain intensity.
Oswestry Disability Index Version 1.0; Patient name: File…; Date:… This questionnaire has been designed to give the doctor information as to how your back pain has affected your ability to manage in everyday life. Please answer every section and mark in each section only the ONE box that applies to you. We realize you...
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Haegg, O. (2013). Oswestry Disability Index. In: Gebhart, G.F., Schmidt, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_3021
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