Validity of a 6-item movement control test battery for evaluation of movement control impairment in the lumbar spine

Peemongkon Wattananon, Aminu Alhassan Ibrahim, Sasithorn Kongoun and Katayan Klahan

PLOS ONE, 2025, vol. 20, issue 6, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) demonstrate movement control impairment (MCI) based on a 6-item motor control test (MCT) battery, suggesting its potential clinical utility. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the criterion-related validity of the 6-item MCT battery in discriminating MCI among individuals with CNLBP, a history of low back pain (HxLBP), and no low back pain (NoLBP). Methods: One hundred forty-one participants aged 20–40 years (47 participants per group) were recruited. The MCT battery (the waiter’s bow, pelvic tilt, sitting knee extension, quadruped rocking forward, quadruped rocking backward, prone knee flexion) was rated using different rating methods, including individual tests, summation, and direction-specific tests. A 2x2 contingency table using a known group against the rating result was used to calculate chi-square, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative likelihood ratios for each pair separately. Results: Chi-square tests demonstrated significant associations (P

Date: 2025
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