1 Before you use it
What it is
Twenty everyday activities, each rated for how difficult the back makes it — getting out of bed, standing 20–30 minutes, carrying groceries, lifting, throwing a ball.
Its strength is that every item is a concrete task, which makes it easy to translate straight into treatment targets.
When to reach for it
As an RMDQ alternative, particularly with patients who respond better to concrete activities than to "because of my back pain..." statements.
Patterns it serves · 2
2 Giving it
Scoring
Each item 0–5, summed to 0–100. Higher means more disability.
What it doesn’t measure
Pain intensity, fear, work risk. Same as any disability index.
3 Reading the score
Interpreting it
Interpret against baseline.
Read the items, not just the total — the six or seven activities scored highest are your programme.
Is the change real?
Student trap. Scoring it and filing it. Twenty named tasks is a ready-made goal list — use it.
Official source: eprovide.mapi-trust.org. We don't host the form.
This is a learning tool. It does not diagnose patients and does not replace your clinical educator.
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