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Table 4 Change in pain at 14-month follow-up in the two treatment groups

From: Do MRI findings identify patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes who respond best to rest or exercise: a subgroup analysis of a randomised controlled trial

 

Rest (mean (95% CI))

Exercise (mean (95% CI))

Treatment effecta (mean (95% CI))

Modic changes Type 1

0.13 (−0.62;0.88)

0.31 (−0.47;1.08)

−0.17 (−1.28;0.93)

No Modic changes Type 1

2.91 (1.51;4.31)

2.09 (0.69;3.49)

0.82 (−1.23;2.86)

Modic changes large (≥25 %)

0.68 (−0.18;1.53)

1.09 (0.22;1.96)

−0.41 (−1.62;0.79)

Modic changes small (<25 %)

0.93 (−0.35;2.22)

−0.14 (−1.47;1.19)

1.08 (−0.97;3.12)

Large Modic changes Type 1 (≥25 %)

0.14 (−0.79;1.08)

0.75 (−0.18;1.68)

−0.61 (−1.82;0.61)

No large Modic changes Type 1

1.57 (0.49;2.65)

0.68 (−0.45;1.82)

0.89 (−0.93;2.70)

  1. Change in pain (95 % CI) at 14-month follow-up on a 0–10 point NRS in the two treatment groups for type of Modic changes, size of Modic changes and large Modic changes Type 1
  2. aRest compared with exercise
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