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Table 5 Description of the 464 chiropractic patients who took part in the 3 months follow-up survey of a practice-based outcome study on low back pain

From: The Nordic Subpopulation Research Programme: prediction of treatment outcome in patients with low back pain treated by chiropractors - does the psychological profile matter?

Variables

Number of respondents

Number

Percentage

Pain intensity past week

464

  

none

 

137

29

weak

 

181

39

moderate

 

118

25

severe

 

28

6

unbearable

 

0

0

Recent LBP status in general

464

  

definitely better

 

258

56

probably better

 

106

23

unchanged

 

81

17

probably worse

 

16

3

definitely worse

 

3

1