EFFECT OF VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS IN PAIN ASSESSMENT DURING A PASSIVE STRAIGHT LEG RAISE TEST IN PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN MASAE

The study titled "Effect of Specific Verbal Instructions on the Identification of Pain Location during a Passive Straight Leg Raise Test" aimed to investigate the effectiveness of specific verbal instructions in identifying pain locations during five consecutive Passive Straight Leg Raise (PSLR) tests. The study included 28 asymptomatic participants who underwent PSLR tests with and without specific verbal instructions. After each test, participants drew pain locations on a body chart and described the pain intensity and quality. The proportion of participants who changed their pain location was compared between tests using statistical analysis. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the proportion of participants who changed their pain location between the second and third tests, as well as from the third to the fourth test. The kappa coefficients confirmed low consistency in pain location just after receiving specific verbal instructions in the fourth test compared to the third test, but consistency improved in the fifth test. Additionally, 93% of participants reported that the pain location became clearer after receiving specific verbal instructions.