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Table 1 Comparisons between SLRT, VAS, ODI, and the ODI improvement rate (OIR), in degrees (°), score, percentage (%), and score, respectively.

From: Non-surgical treatment with XSHHD for ruptured lumbar disc herniation: a 3-year prospective observational study

Time

Baseline

3 months

6 months

12 months

36 months

P value

SLRT (mean ± S.D.)

30.16 ± 15.79

59.05 ± 11.74

68.10 ± 10.45

74.52 ± 10.03

69.76 ± 9.69

P < 0.001

ODI (mean ± S.D.)

40.19 ± 6.59

13.76 ± 4.73

8.83 ± 3.27

6.35 ± 2.88

9.95 ± 4.95

P < 0.001

OIR (mean ± S.D.)

–

–

–

–

75.05 ± 12.66

–

VAS-Leg (mean ± S.D.)

7.31 ± 1.02

–

–

–

1.45 ± 1.26

P < 0.001

VAS-Back (mean ± S.D.)

4.77 ± 0.94

–

–

–

1.97 ± 1.42

P < 0.001

  1. S.D. standard deviation. The number of cases was 63