Variables | Number of respondents | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
LBP | 731 | ||
yes | 718 | 98 | |
no (only leg pain) | 13 | 2 | |
Leg pain | 731 | ||
yes | 271 | 37 | |
no | 460 | 63 | |
Pain intensity past 24 hrs | 727 | ||
none | 16 | 2 | |
weak | 86 | 12 | |
moderate | 303 | 42 | |
severe | 276 | 38 | |
unbearable | 46 | 6 | |
Duration of pain this period | 730 | ||
1-7 days | 262 | 36 | |
8-14 days | 108 | 15 | |
more than 14 days | 360 | 49 | |
Duration of pain in total past 12 months | 730 | ||
maximum 30 days | 367 | 50 | |
more than 30 days | 363 | 50 | |
Problems past yr also in neck/mid back | 728 | ||
no | 366 | 50 | |
yes in total maximum 30 days | 161 | 22 | |
yes in total more than 30 days | 201 | 28 | |
General health | 727 | ||
very good | 280 | 39 | |
quite good | 286 | 39 | |
OK | 116 | 16 | |
quite bad | 43 | 6 | |
very bad | 2 | <1 | |
Type of treatment at 1st visit (several replies possible) | 731 | ||
SMT (incl. activator) | 626 | 86 | |
drop-piece table | 69 | 79 | |
soft tissue therapy | 377 | 52 | |
blocks/SOT | 42 | 6 |