Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)

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Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

The PSFS is a qualitative measure used to

Application

The patient is asked to nominate 3 activities that they have difficulty performing due to their condition1. Next, the patient rates each activity on a scale from 0-10, with 0 representing an inability to perform the activity and 10 representing the ability to perform the activity at their prior level of function (PLOF)1. The final score is an average of the three activity scores1.

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Spinal Stenosis

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Cleland JA, Whitman JM, Houser JL, Wainner RS, Childs JD. Psychometric properties of selected tests in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. The Spine Journal. 2012;12(10):921-931. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2012.05.004

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