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Table 10 Association between presence of LSMDs and pain & disability scores – Gaussian between-subjects model

From: Lumbar segmental mobility disorders: comparison of two methods of defining abnormal displacement kinematics in a cohort of patients with non-specific mechanical low back pain

 

VAS pain

RM – 18

(n)

Mean (sd)

Mean diff. Sig.

Mean (sd)

Mean diff. Sig.

No LSMD (75)

4.1 (27.0)

0.6

6.6 (4.6)

1.5

Rotational LSR (22)

4.7 (22.9)

.325

8.2 (4.6)

.156

No LSMD (72)

4.2 (26.3)

0.4

6.5 (4.5)

3.1

Translational LSR (17)

4.6 (30.7)

.547

9.7 (4.3)

.010*

No LSMD (75)

4.1 (27.0)

-1.2

6.6 (4.6)

-0.6

Rotational LSI (5)

2.9 (28.1)

.338

6.0 (4.5)

.760

No LSMD (59)

4.2 (26.3)

-0.7

6.5 (4.6)

-1.0

Translational LSI (8)

3.5 (18.6)

.363

5.5 (3.8)

.465

  1. Notes: LSMD = lumbar segmental mobility disorders; (n) = number in group; (sd) = standard deviation; Sig. = 2-tailed significance of independent samples t-test; VAS pain = visual analog scale pain score (cm); RM-18 = 18 item modified Roland-Morris disability index score (Stratford et al. 1997); LSR = lumbar segmental rigidity; LSI = lumbar segmental instability; *statistically significant at p < .01.