01 March 2024>: Clinical Research
A Study of 60 Patients with Low Back Pain to Compare Outcomes Following Magnetotherapy, Ultrasound, Laser, and Electrotherapy with and without Lumbosacral Kinesiotherapy
Marko Kosić 1A* , Daniela Malnar 2F , Andrica Lekić 3CDOI: 10.12659/MSM.943732
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943732
Table 1 Results obtained using the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (N=60).
Disability questionnaire | Both groups (N=60) | Group 1 (N=30) | Group 2 (N=30) | P value | ||
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Mean | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
1. Pain intensity | 2.10 | 2.23 | 1.25 | 1.97 | 1.43 | 0.444 |
2. Personal care | 0.82 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 1.13 | 0.68 | 0.001* |
3. Lifting | 1.58 | 1.37 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 0.76 | 0.036* |
4. Walking | 1.35 | 1.33 | 0.88 | 1.37 | 1.03 | 0.894 |
5. Sitting | 1.73 | 1.77 | 0.72 | 1.70 | 1.24 | 0.799 |
6. Standing | 1.92 | 2.13 | 1.33 | 1.70 | 1.29 | 0.205 |
7. Sleeping | 1.25 | 1.67 | 1.44 | 0.83 | 0.69 | 0.006* |
8. Sex life | 1.58 | 1.80 | 1.67 | 1.37 | 1.54 | 0.294 |
9. Social life | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.17 | 1.87 | 1.29 | 0.917 |
10. Travelling | 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.22 | 1.67 | 1.37 | 0.921 |
Total | 15.83 | 16.26 | 6.38 | 15.4 | 6.06 | 0.591 |
N – number of participants; SD – standard deviation. * ≤0.05. |