Table 5.

Relationship of high pain score to kinematic parameters

Kinematic parameter	Total Number of LBP subjects with data	No. of LBP subjects with atypical movement	No. of LBP subjects with LOW PAIN score on bending/sitting	No. of LBP subjects with HIGH PAIN score on bending/sitting	Association with ‘HIGH PAIN on bending/sitting’ score
Flexion kinematic parameters
Small Trunk ROM	135	64	27	37	NS
Large Trunk ROM	135	4	2	2	NS
Small Lumbar ROMa	135	38	12	26	p = .012
Large Lumbar ROM	135	7	2	5	NS
Small Pelvic ROMa	135	44	14	30	p = .011
Large Pelvic ROM	135	6	4	2	NS
Small LPC	135	1	9	8	NS
Large LPC	135	16	8	8	NS
Low FRR	132	67	33	34	NS
Pelvic delay at onset	101	17	10	7	NS
Lumbar delay at onset	101	16	10	6	NS
Pelvic delay at 20o	96	28	15	13	NS
Lumbar delay at 20o	96	19	10	6	NS
Slow trunk movement	101	47	26	21	NS
Sitting kinematic parameters
Small Pelvic tilt range	100	9	6	3	NS
Large Pelvic tilt range	100	6	2	4	NS
Small tilt ratio	100	5	5	0	NS
Large tilt ratio	100	12	7	5	NS
Slumped sitting position	100	17	7	10	NS
Upright sitting position	100	9	5	4	NS

ROM range of motion, FRR flexion relaxation response, LPC lumbo-pelvic co-ordination, NS nonsignificant

^aSignificant difference with greater frequency of people reporting higher pain scores