The Nordic back pain subpopulation program: Can low back pain patterns be predicted from the first consultation with a chiropractor? A longitudinal pilot study

Table 1 Distribution of the defined course patterns in 78 patients with LBP (n) [20].

			5^th to 18^th week
At the 4th week	mainly recovered	stays in the initial category	moves - towards mainly improved	fluctuating
Improved	11	31	NA	7
Unchanged	3	2	6	12
Worsened	0	1	0	4
(missing)	1	0	0	0

The five course patterns including at least 6 patients (marked with bold numbers) were used for the analysis of associations between baseline characteristics and course patterns, whereas patterns with fewer patients were pooled.

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