The BPFS) is a subjective scale used to measure the patient's physical function after low back pain
This scale is based upon the (ICF) model proposed by the World Health Organisation.
It is used to evaluate the patient's level of physical independence during the initial two weeks of low back pain.
Apart from this...there is of other test to measure lower back pain...these have been individually detailed in separate videos
These are the Numerical rating scale (NRS)
Roland-Morris disability questionnaire (RMDQ)
Back pain functional score
Oswestry disability index (ODI)
Pain self-efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ)
patient-specific functional scale (PSFS)
Structure of the test
The BPFS consists of 12 items which are related to ur daily life movement activities
The patient's score can be measured from the responses obtained on the Likert scale that is (0 to 5), ...
Now Responses Points are in following manner
Unable to perform activity : 0
Extreme difficulty : 1
Quite a bit of difficulty : 2
Moderate difficulty : 3
A little bit of difficulty : 4
No difficulty : 5
so Total Score = Sum of points from all 12 measures
&...Adjusted Total Score = Total Score / 60
The higher the score the greater the patient's functional ability
