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Low Back Pain Disability Index (Revised Oswestry) 2026

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The document is a revised Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index questionnaire designed to assess how back pain affects a patient's daily life. It includes multiple sections where patients indicate their level of pain and its impact on activities such as personal care, standing, sleeping, social life, lifting, walking, sitting, travelling, and changes in pain severity. The aim is to provide doctors with detailed information about the patient's condition.

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Begin with SECTION 1—PAIN INTENSITY. Review each statement carefully and select the box that best describes your pain level.
Proceed to SECTION 2—PERSONAL CARE. Indicate how your back pain affects your ability to wash and dress by marking one option.
Continue to SECTION 3—LIFTING. Choose the statement that reflects your lifting capabilities based on your current condition.
Move on to SECTION 4—WALKING. Select the option that accurately describes your walking experience related to pain.
In SECTION 5—SITTING, indicate how long you can sit comfortably without experiencing increased pain.
Complete SECTION 6—STANDING by selecting the statement that best represents your standing ability.
Fill out SECTION 7—SLEEPING, choosing the option that describes how your back pain impacts your sleep quality.
In SECTION 8—SOCIAL LIFE, mark the statement that reflects how back pain has affected your social interactions.
Proceed to SECTION 9—TRAVELLING and select the option that best describes any travel-related discomfort you experience.
Finally, complete SECTION 10—CHANGING DEGREE OF PAIN by indicating whether your pain is improving or worsening.

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What is the special test for low back pain?

The most current version of the ODI is version 2.1. a. which is designed to provide information on how back pain affects patients ability to manage everyday activities.

How to interpret ODI score?

The final score/index ranges from 0-100. A score of 0-20 reflects minimal disability, 21-40 moderate disability, 41-60 severe disability, 61-80 crippled, and 81-100 bed-bound. Minimal clinical difference has been evaluated across numerous types of spinal surgery, and has been shown to vary significantly.

What is the interpretation of the Oswestry disability index?

Scores from 0% to 20% indicate minimal disability; 20% to 40%, moderate disability; 40% to 60%, severe disability; 60% to 80%, crippled; and 80% to 100%, bedbound or exaggerating. Changes in scores can infer meaning because of the well-defined responsiveness and MCID.

How do you score the ODI?

Scoring: 1. The ODI is made up of 10 questions, scored from 0-5 (minimum to maximum). 2. The point total from each section is summed, divided by the total points possible of all sections answered, and multiplied by 100 to create a percentage disability from 0-100%, with a lower percentage indicating less disability.

How do you interpret the ODI scale?

The test can be interpreted as a raw score, with a maximum score of 50, or as a percentage. 0 points or 0% means : no activity limitations , 50 points or 100% means complete activity limitation. A higher score indicates more patient-rated disability.

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What is a normal ODI score?

What is the Normal Oxygen Desaturation Index? A normal oxygen saturation level should be about 96 to 97%. When blood oxygen levels drop below 90% ODI is considered slightly abnormal. When blood oxygen levels dip even lower to 80 or 89%, they are considered moderately abnormal.

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