A Study of 60 Patients with Low Back Pain to Compare Outcomes Following Magnetotherapy, Ultrasound, Laser, and Electrotherapy with and without Lumbosacral Kinesiotherapy

01 March 2024: Clinical Research

Marko Kosić ^1A* , Daniela Malnar ^2F , Andrica Lekić ^3C

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943732

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943732

Table 1 Results obtained using the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (N=60).

Disability questionnaire	Both groups (N=60)	Group 1 (N=30)		Group 2 (N=30)		P value
Disability questionnaire	Mean	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P value
1. Pain intensity	2.10	2.23	1.25	1.97	1.43	0.444
2. Personal care	0.82	0.50	0.51	1.13	0.68	0.001^*
3. Lifting	1.58	1.37	0.80	1.80	0.76	0.036^*
4. Walking	1.35	1.33	0.88	1.37	1.03	0.894
5. Sitting	1.73	1.77	0.72	1.70	1.24	0.799
6. Standing	1.92	2.13	1.33	1.70	1.29	0.205
7. Sleeping	1.25	1.67	1.44	0.83	0.69	0.006^*
8. Sex life	1.58	1.80	1.67	1.37	1.54	0.294
9. Social life	1.85	1.83	1.17	1.87	1.29	0.917
10. Travelling	1.65	1.63	1.22	1.67	1.37	0.921
Total	15.83	16.26	6.38	15.4	6.06	0.591
N – number of participants; SD – standard deviation. ^* ≤0.05.