Table 1 Nurick grades

0

Signs or symptoms of root involvement but without evidence of spinal cord disease

1

Signs of spinal cord disease but no difficulty in walking

2

Slight difficulty in walking which did not prevent full-time employment

3

Difficulty in walking which prevented full-time employment or the ability to do all housework, but which was not so severe as to require someone else’s help to walk

4

Able to walk only with someone else’s help or with the aid of a frame

5

Chair-bound or bedridden