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11 June 2022: Clinical Research

Efficacy of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized 3-Month Follow-Up Study

Katarzyna Rajfur 1ABDEF , Joanna Rajfur 1ABDEF , Tomasz Matusz 1ABF , Karolina Walewicz 1ABD , Robert Dymarek 2ABDEFG* , Kuba Ptaszkowski 2ABCD , Jakub Taradaj 3ACDEFG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936614

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936614

Table 4 LPS scores in both groups.

VariableMeasureExperimental fESWT groupControl fESWT group
χ̄MeMinMaxQ1Q3SDχ̄MeMinMaxQ1Q3SD
LPS scoreBefore8.88.04.015.07.011.03.27.16.04.012.05.09.02.6
After1.92.00.04.00.03.01.53.13.50.07.02.04.02.0
1 month FU2.42.00.07.00.03.52.23.33.00.07.02.54.52.1
3 months FU2.83.00.05.01.05.02.03.74.00.08.02.55.52.4
value (main effect)*
p-value (multiple comparisons)** Before vs after: pBefore vs after: p
fESWT – focused extracorporeal shock wave; n – number of individuals; χ̄ – mean; Me – median; Min – minimum value; Max – maximum value; Q1 – lower quartile; Q3 – upper quartile; SD – standard deviation; FU – follow-up.
* Friedman’s ANOVA;
** Dunn’s test.

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