Prediction and trend of tactile acuity, pain and disability in acute LBP: a six-month prospective cohort study

Table 1 Subject Characteristics at time point T1 (N = 124)

	Baseline Values T1
Sex
Female	49 (47.6%)
Male	51 (49.5%)
No data	3 (2.9%)
Age (years)
Range	21–65
Mean (SD)	41 (12.7)
Pain Intensity
Pain intensity (NRS, range = 0–10), mean (SD)	2.5 (2.1)
NRS < 3	64%
NRS > 3	34%
No data	2%
Disability
ODI (0–100%), mean (SD)	37 (11.2)
Minimal disability	5%
Moderate disability	62%
Severe disability	23%
Crippling disability	5%
No data	5%
TPDT
TPDT vertical (1–10 cm), mean (SD)	4.9 (1.6)
TPDT horizontal (1–10 cm), mean (SD)	6.0 (1.5)

Pain intensity Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 0–10, Disability Oswestry Disability Index (ODI): score ≤ 20% = minimal disability; score 21- 40% = moderate disability; score ≤ 41- 60% = severe disability; score > 61–80% = crippling disability; score > 81% bed-bound [28], TPDT Two-point discrimination threshold measured with a plastic calliper ruler in vertical and horizontal direction from 1–10 cm

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