Research Progress on Functional Assessment of Non-specific Low Back Pain

¹ Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma of Ministry of Education, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570102, Hainan, China,

JCNR 2026 , 10(3), 121–127; https://doi.org/10.26689/jcnr.v10i3.14512

© 2026 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

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Abstract

Nonspecific low back pain (NLBP) is a prevalent condition in daily life with a notably high recurrence rate. It is particularly common among athletes, especially those involved in sports such as weightlifting and ice hockey. Assessment is crucial both before and after rehabilitation therapy for NLBP to evaluate its effectiveness. Functional assessment, as a common evaluation method, plays a significant role in understanding patients’ functional impairments and quality of life, as well as guiding rehabilitation interventions and assessing treatment outcomes. There are numerous tools available for assessing NLBP. This paper summarizes recent domestic and international literature on nonspecific low back pain.

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