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Table 5 Results after 1-Year Follow-Up: Number and Percent of Participants Who Went on Sick Leave or Took Medication for Low Back Pain

From: Amount of health care and self-care following a randomized clinical trial comparing flexion-distraction with exercise program for chronic low back pain

 

FD group (n = 107)

EP group (n = 84)

Outcome measure

N

%

N

%

Took OTC medications for LBP

82

76.6%

73

86.9%

Took prescription medications for LBP

15

14.0%

9

10.7%

Took work sick leave due to LBP

17

15.9%

19

22.6%