Numerical Rating Scale

How Much Treatment is Necessary? Understanding Measurement Outcomes

FEBRUARY 10, 2015 BY CHIROTRUST The cost of healthcare is extremely high in the United States. According to the California HealthCare Foundation, these are the most recent numbers (1): United States Health Care Spending 2012 2014(projected) Total Health Spending $2.8 Trillion $3.1 Trillion Health Care as Share of GDP 17.2% 18.3% Per Capita Spending $8,915 […]

Minimal clinically important change of the Neck Disability Index and the Numerical Rating Scale for patients with neck pain

Pool JJ Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Dec 15;32(26):3047-51. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, single-cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the minimal clinically important change (MCIC) on the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for pain in patients with neck pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Both measurement instruments are frequently used in research […]