NDI

Medical abbreviation · Rehabilitation

NDI
Stands forNeck Disability Index
CategoriesMedical

NDI stands for Neck Disability Index, a rehabilitation abbreviation.

Ten-item questionnaire measuring how neck pain affects activities such as reading, driving, concentration and sleep, adapted from the Oswestry index. Scores range from 0 to 50, often converted to a percentage.

Example: NDI 22/50 (44 percent), moderate disability; cervical traction trial.

Usage notes

Published by Howard Vernon and Silvano Mior in 1991. It is the most widely used neck pain questionnaire in physical therapy and chiropractic. Changes of about 5 to 10 points are commonly considered meaningful.

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