Preventing Chronic Disability from Low Back Pain - Welfare.ie

B. DISABILITY ASSESSMENT: DEGREES OF RESULTINGDISABILITYThe degrees of resulting disability are depicted on this ability/disability profile,which affords a readily visible and reasonably accurate portrait, not only ofresulting disability but also and very importantly of, residual functional capacity.The degrees of disability are estimated as follows:Normal Mild Moderate Severe Profound0-5% 5-20% 20-50% 50-75% 75-100%Mental Health ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Learning/Intelligence ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Consciousness/Seizures ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Balance/Co-ordination ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Vision ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Hearing ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Speech ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Continence ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Reaching ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Lifting/Carrying ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Manual Dexterity ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Bend/Kneel/Squat ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Sitting ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Standing ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Climbing Stairs ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏Walking ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏19