Table 1 Participant Baseline Characteristics
Treatment | Age (Years) | Average Pain Intensity (VAS 0–10) | Oswestry Disability Index (0–100%) | PSE (0–60) | TSK (17–60) | PCS (0–52) | Sit to Stand (N°/min) | Stair Climb (N°/min) | Walk Distance (metres/5 min) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FairMed | N | 32 (16 male; 16 female) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Mean | 52.7 | 6.3 | 40.8 | 31.0 | 40.4 | 19.6 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 235.6 | |
Std. Deviation | 10.7 | 1.9 | 15.9 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 103.2 | |
Range | 28 – 73 | 2 – 9 | 12 – 80 | 8 – 57 | 23 – 51 | 2 – 47 | 2 – 38 | 0 – 11.5 | 40 – 400 | |
Median | 55 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 42 | 20.5 | 13 | 6 | 260 | |
IQR | 47 – 59 | 5 – 8 | 30.5 – 47.5 | 21.8 – 37 | 34 – 46.8 | 10 – 26.5 | 8.5 – 16 | 5.3 – 8 | 160 – 300 | |
TENS | N | 28 (14 male; 14 female) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Mean | 54.1 | 6.6 | 42.8 | 27.6 | 41.3 | 23.0 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 219.6 | |
Std. Deviation | 12.5 | 1.4 | 14.8 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 111.7 | |
Range | 27 – 74 | 4 – 10 | 18 – 74 | 8 – 44 | 29 – 55 | 5 – 44 | 4 – 29 | 1 – 12.5 | 0 – 400 | |
Median | 55 | 7 | 40.1 | 27 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 6.5 | 250 | |
IQR | 42.5 – 65.8 | 5 – 7 | 30.8 – 53.5 | 21.3 – 36 | 34 – 46.8 | 14.3 – 28.8 | 9 – 17 | 4.5 – 9 | 100 – 320 |