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Table 1 China lumbar stiffness disability index

From: Correlation between surgical segment mobility and paravertebral muscle fatty infiltration of upper adjacent segment in single-segment LDD patients: retrospective study at a minimum 2 years’ follow-up

1. Bend to your feet to put on your underwear and pants on your own

2. Bend to your feet to put on your socks and shoes on your own

3. Bend forward to pick up a small object on the floor on your own

4. Bend forward to wash your face and hair without getting wet

5. Bathe the lower half of your body on your own

6. Perform personal hygiene functions following toileting

7. Bend forward to clean the floor on your own

8. Sit down on the chair and get up on your own

9. Lie down on the bed and get up on your own

10. Get in and out of a car on your own

11. Take a small object sideways on your own

Response options and score for each item

 0 No effect at all

 1 Help oneself but have minor effect

 2 Help oneself but have effect

 3 Help oneself but have significant effect

 4 Cannot help oneself require assistance

 5 Cannot do at all