| Nursing homes n = 1126 % | Home care n = 264 % | p-value 1 |
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Back pain on the examination day2 | Â | Â | Â |
- in the lumbar spine | 18 | 16 | n.s. |
- in the cervical spine | 11 | 4 | <0.001 |
Pain intensity in the lumbar spine in the last 4 weeks3 | Â | Â | Â |
- none to mild | 55 | 56 | Â |
- moderate | 24 | 24 | Â |
- intense to very intense | 21 | 20 | ns |
Pain intensity in the cervical spine in the last 4 weeks3 | Â | Â | Â |
- none to mild | 57 | 63 | Â |
- moderate | 25 | 23 | Â |
- intense to very intense | 18 | 14 | <0.05 |
Disorders in the lumbar spine | Â | Â | Â |
Schober reclination (≥ 10 cm) | 10 | 3 | <0.01 |
Schober inclination (< 13 cm) | 31 | 22 | <0.01 |
Inclination painful | 11 | 5 | <0.01 |
Reclination painful | 11 | 8 | ns |
Kemp sign positive | 17 | 9 | <0.001 |
Painful arc | 6 | 5 | ns |
Climbing up the legs | 5 | 2 | <0.05 |
Percussion painful | 11 | 7 | <0.01 |
Pain in heel-fall test | 5 | 5 | ns |
Lateral inclination painful4 | 18 | 11 | <0.01 |
Pain during the straight leg raise test4 | 32 | 13 | <0.001 |
Lasèque sign4 | 2 | 1 | ns |
Heel to buttocks distance (> 29 cm)4 | 4 | 5 | ns |
Pain during the heel to buttocks distance4 | 26 | 13 | <0.001 |
Pain on stretching the femur4 | 7 | 2 | <0.01 |
Disorders in the cervical spine | Â | Â | Â |
Lateral inclination/flexion or extension painful | 16 | 11 | <0.01 |
Ott index (≤31 cm) | 27 | 24 | ns |
Percussion painful | 6 | 3 | <0.05 |
Pain in heel-fall test | <1 | 1 | ns |