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Table 3 Degree of evoked pain before and after analgesia (Mean (sd) VAS measured on a 100 mm scale)

From: An experimental study investigating the effect of pain relief from oral analgesia on lumbar range of motion, velocity, acceleration and movement irregularity

 

ALBP Pre

ALBP Post

t-test

CLBP Pre

CLBP Post

t-test

Flexion

41.1 (24.4)

20.7 (26.4)

<0.01

39.6 (20.4)

3.0 (9.5)

<.001

Extension

41.2 (19.6)

17.6 (19.8)

<.001

40.9 (24.2)

17.2 (25.0)

<.001

Side-Bending

40.4 (23.9)

18.3 (22.8)

<.001

35.2 (21.9)

10.0 (22.3)

<.001

Rotation

38.5 (21.2)

9.7 (17.7)

<.001

37.0 (21.9)

7.8 (22.3)

<.001

Lifting

31.6 (17.8)

15.2 (22.0)

<0.01

52.2 (25.0)

28.3 (27.0)

<.001

  1. ALBP; acute low back pain, CLBP; chronic low back pain, VAS; visual analogue scale.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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