Striplin Michael R, Beach Dee Jay
Colorado Occupational Medicine Physicians, P.C., Thornton, CO 80229, USA.
J Spinal Disord Tech. 2012 Jun;25(4):E115-6. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31824de9e2.
Crosssectional.
To assess the prevalence and severity of lumbar spine motion impairment in normal subjects.
A prior study of cervical and lumbar spine impairment indicated that a high percentage of normal subjects had impairment.
A total of 579 normal subjects were assessed for lumbar spine motion impairment using 3 editions (Third Edition Revised, Fourth Edition, and Fifth Edition) of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides).
Eighty percent to 86% of normal subjects had impairment due to loss of lumbar motion.
A high percentage of normal subjects will have lumbar spine impairment due to loss of lumbar motion using the AMA Guides.