The Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire

Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · 2000 · Classic · cited 1,943 times

Martín Roland, Jeremy Fairbank

Spine

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONThis foundational paper describes the Roland-Morris and Oswestry Disability Questionnaires, widely used tools for assessing low back pain-related disability.
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From the *National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; †Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom. Address reprint requests to Martin Roland National Primary Care Research and Development Centre University of Manchester Williamson Building, Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL, UK E-mail: [email protected] Some of the text of this article has been derived, with permission, from Fairbank and Pynsent. 31

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