Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)

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Patient name

Date of birth

Today's date

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This questionnaire tells us how your back (or leg) trouble affects your ability to manage in everyday life. Please answer every section. Choose one statement in each section that most closely describes you today. If two statements seem to fit, choose the one that describes you best. If a section does not apply to you, you can skip it.

Your ODI score

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What your score means

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0–20%Minimal disability
21–40%Moderate disability
41–60%Severe disability
61–80%Very severe disability
81–100%Bed-bound

How it is scored: each section is scored 0 to 5. Your score is the total of your answers divided by the highest possible total for the sections you answered (5 × number of sections answered), shown as a percentage. Lower scores mean less disability.

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Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) version 2.1a. © Jeremy Fairbank, 1980. All rights reserved. US English version distributed by Mapi Research Trust. Score ranges from Fairbank JCT, Pynsent PB. The Oswestry Disability Index. Spine 2000;25(22):2940-2953. This form is for patients of Garden State Medical Center. It is not a diagnosis or medical advice.

Your ODI score

What your score means

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