The
O swestry
D isability
I ndex
F or
L ow
B ack
P ain
This
questionnaire
has
been
designed
to
give
us
information
as
to
how
your
back
pain
has
affected
your
ability
to
manage
everyday-‐life
activities.
Please
answer
every
section,
and
mark
in
each
section
the
one
box
that
applies
to
you.
Although
you
may
consider
that
two
of
the
statements
in
any
one
section
relate
to
you,
please
mark
the
box
that
most
closely
d escribes
y our
p resent-‐day
s ituation.
SECTION
1 —PAIN
I NTENSITY
SECTION
6 —STANDING
£
My
p ain
i s
m ild
t o
m oderate;
I
d o
n ot
n eed
p ainkillers.
£
I
c an
s tand
a s
l ong
a s
I
w ant
w ithout
e xtra
p ain.
£
The
p ain
i s
b ad,
b ut
I
m anage
w ithout
t aking
p ainkillers.
£
I
c an
s tand
a s
l ong
a s
I
w ant,
b ut
i t
g ives
m e
e xtra
p ain.
£
Painkillers
g ive
c omplete
r elief
f rom
p ain.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
s tanding
f or
m ore
t han
1
h our.
£
Painkillers
g ive
m oderate
r elief
f rom
p ain.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
s tanding
m ore
t han
1 /2
h our.
£
Painkillers
g ive
v ery
l ittle
r elief
f rom
p ain.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
s tanding
m ore
t han
1 0
m inutes.
£
Painkillers
h ave
n o
e ffect
o n
t he
p ain.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
s tanding
a t
a ll.
SECTION
2 —PERSONAL
C ARE
SECTION
7 —SLEEPING
£
I
c an
l ook
a fter
m yself
n ormally
w ithout
c ausing
e xtra
p ain.
£
Pain
d oes
n ot
p revent
m e
f rom
s leeping
w ell.
£
I
c an
l ook
a fter
m yself
n ormally,
b ut
i t
c auses
e xtra
p ain.
£
I
s leep
w ell,
b ut
o nly
w hen
t aking
m edication.
£
It
i s
p ainful
t o
l ook
a fter
m yself,
a nd
I
a m
s low
a nd
c areful.
£
Even
w hen
I
t ake
m edication,
I
s leep
l ess
t han
6
h ours.
£
I
n eed
s ome
h elp
b ut
m anage
m ost
o f
m y
p ersonal
c are.
£
Even
w hen
I
t ake
m edication,
I
s leep
l ess
t han
4
h ours.
£
I
n eed
h elp
e very
d ay
i n
m ost
a spects
o f
s elf-‐care.
£
Even
w hen
I
t ake
m edication,
I
s leep
l ess
t han
2
h ours.
£
I
d o
n ot
g et
d ressed.
I
w ash
w ith
d ifficulty
a nd
s tay
i n
b ed.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
s leeping
a t
a ll.
SECTION
3 —LIFTING
SECTION
8 —SOCIAL
L IFE
£
I
c an
l ift
h eavy
w eights
w ithout
c ausing
e xtra
p ain.
£
My
s ocial
l ife
i s
n ormal
a nd
c auses
m e
n o
e xtra
p ain.
£
I
c an
l ift
h eavy
w eights,
b ut
i t
g ives
m e
e xtra
p ain.
£
My
s ocial
l ife
i s
n ormal,
b ut
i ncreases
t he
d egree
o f
p ain.
£
Pain
prevents
me
from
lifting
heavy
weights
off
the
floor,
£
Pain
a ffects
m y
s ocial
l ife
b y
l imiting
o nly
m y
m ore
e nergetic
but
I
can
manage
if
items
are
conveniently
positioned,
i.e.
i nterests,
s uch
a s
d ancing,
s ports,
e tc.
on
a
t able.
£
Pain
a ffects
m y
s ocial
l ife,
a nd
I
d o
n ot
g o
o ut
a s
o ften.
£
Pain
prevents
me
from
lifting
heavy
weights,
but
I
can
£
Pain
h as
r estricted
m y
s ocial
l ife
t o
m y
h ome.
manage
l ight
w eights
i f
t hey
a re
c onveniently
p ositioned.
£
I
h ave
n o
s ocial
l ife
b ecause
o f
p ain.
£
I
c an
l ift
o nly
v ery
l ight
w eights.
SECTION
9 —TRAVELING
£
I
c annot
l ift
o r
c arry
a nything
a t
a ll.
£
I
c an
t ravel
a nywhere
w ithout
e xtra
p ain.
SECTION
4 —WALKING
£
I
c an
t ravel
a nywhere,
b ut
i t
g ives
m e
e xtra
p ain.
£
I
c an
w alk
a s
f ar
a s
I
w ish.
£
Pain
i s
b ad,
b ut
I
m anage
j ourneys
o ver
2
h ours.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
w alking
m ore
t han
1
m ile.
£
Pain
r estricts
m e
t o
j ourneys
o f
l ess
t han
1
h our.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
w alking
m ore
t han
1 /2
m ile.
£
Pain
r estricts
m e
t o
n ecessary
j ourneys
u nder
1 /2
h our.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
w alking
m ore
t han
1 /4
m ile.
£
Pain
p revents
t raveling
e xcept
t o
t he
d octor/hospital.
£
I
c an
w alk
o nly
i f
I
u se
a
c ane
o r
c rutches.
SECTION
1 0—CHANGING
D EGREE
O F
P AIN
£
I
a m
i n
b ed
o r
i n
a
c hair
f or
m ost
o f
e very
d ay.
£
My
p ain
i s
r apidly
g etting
b etter.
SECTION
5 —SITTING
£
My
p ain
f luctuates
b ut
o verall
i s
d efinitely
g etting
b etter.
£
I
c an
s it
i n
a ny
c hair
f or
a s
l ong
a s
I
l ike.
£
My
pain
seems
to
be
getting
better
but
improvement
is
slow
at
£
I
c an
s it
i n
m y
f avorite
c hair
o nly,
b ut
f or
a s
l ong
a s
I
l ike.
present.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
s itting
f or
m ore
t han
1
h our.
£
My
p ain
i s
n either
g etting
b etter
n or
w orse.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
s itting
f or
m ore
t han
1 /2
h our.
£
My
p ain
i s
g radually
w orsening.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
s itting
f or
m ore
t han
1 0
m inutes.
£
My
p ain
i s
r apidly
w orsening.
£
Pain
p revents
m e
f rom
s itting
a t
a ll.
P ain
S everity
S cale:
R ate
y our
u sual
l evel
o f
p ain
t oday
b y
c hecking
o ne
b ox
o n
t he
f ollowing
s cale.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
N o
P ain
E xcruciating
P ain
P ATIENT
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