| Treatment Groups |
NCSR
n=28 |
CPT
n=26 |
P |
| Anthropometrics and Demographics |
Age (yr)
Height (cm)
Weight (kg)
BMI (kg/m2) |
30.2 ± 7.9 (22-49)
157.4 ± 6 (140-169)
65.5 ± 13.1 (42.1-94)
26.4 ± 5 (18.5-36.9) |
35.2 ± 8.5 (21-49)
158.7 ± 6.3 (145-170)
69.5 ± 15.9 (37.7-91.5)
27.6 ± 6.2 (15.4-37.4) |
0.030*
0.480
0.334
0.451 |
| Marital status (%) |
Married
Divorced
Single |
42.9%
7.1%
50% |
57.7%
3.8%
38.5% |
0.320 |
| Employment status (%) |
Employed
Unemployed |
60.7%
39.3% |
50%
50% |
0.433 |
| LBP characteristic |
| Duration of LBP symptoms (yrs) |
5.2 ± 3.9 |
5.9 ± 5.7 |
0.609 |
VAS (0-10 cm)
ODI (0-100%) |
5 ± 1.3
23.1 ± 10.5 |
4.7 ± 1.9
27.8 ± 8.7 |
0.426
0.081 |
| Diagnosis (%) |
| Lumber degeneration |
3.8% |
11.5% |
0.574 |
| Mild-moderate spinal deviations |
15.4% |
7.7% |
|
| Spondylolysis/ Grade Ι spondylolisthesis |
3.9% |
7.7% |
|
| Grade Ι lumbar Disc herniation |
15.4% |
19.2% |
|
| non-specific LBP |
61.5% |
53.9% |
|
*P is significant at the ˂0.05 level (2-tailed).
Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index; CPT: Conventional Physiotherapy; NCSR: Non-pain-contingent Spine Rehabilitation; ODI: Oswestry Disability Index; SD: Standard Deviation; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale. |
