Table 3.
Pain intensity scores across daily activities before and during clinical training based on the ODI
| Before clinical training | During clinical training | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean ± SD Median (Q1-Q3) |
n (%) | Mean ± SD median (Q1-Q3) | p | |
| Lifting heavy weights | |||||
| Without extra pain | 110 (56.7) |
0.9 ± 1.3 0 (0–1) |
52 (26.8) |
1.5 ± 1.4 1 (0–3) |
< 0.001 |
| With extra pain | 44 (22.7) | 68 (35.1) | |||
| Can manage if they are conveniently positioned | 11 (5.7) | 25 (12.9) | |||
| Can lift light weights | 14 (7.2) | 27 (13.9) | |||
| Can lift very light weights | 9 (4.6) | 14 (7.2) | |||
| Unable to lift anything | 6 (3.1) | 8 (4.1) | |||
| Pain when walking | |||||
| Without limit | 147 (75.8) |
0.4 ± 0.9 0 (0–0) |
100 (51.5) |
1.0 ± 1.3 0 (0–2) |
< 0.001 |
| Up to a quarter of an hour | 29 (14.9) | 42 (21.6) | |||
| Up to 800 m–10 min | 9 (4.6) | 23 (11.9) | |||
| Up to 400 m–5 min | 5 (2.6) | 19 (9.8) | |||
| With crutches/cane | 2 (1.0) | 5 (2.6) | |||
| When the pain stops | 2 (1.0) | 5 (2.6) | |||
| Pain when sitting | |||||
| Without restriction | 140 (72.2) |
0.5 ± 0.9 0 (0–1) |
74 (38.1) |
1.3 ± 1.2 1 (0–2) |
< 0.001 |
| Comfortable chair without restriction | 28 (14.4) | 38 (19.6) | |||
| Up to an hour | 14 (7.2) | 52 (26.8) | |||
| Up to half an hour | 8 (4.1) | 20 (10.3) | |||
| Up to 10 min | 4 (2.1) | 9 (4.6) | |||
| Can’t sit | 0 | 1 (0.5) | |||
| Pain when standing | |||||
| Without restriction | 130 (67.0) |
0.5 ± 0.9 0 (0–1) |
48 (24.7) |
1.4 ± 1.1 1 (0–2) |
< 0.001 |
| With slight pain | 39 (20.1) | 68 (35.1) | |||
| Up to an hour | 14 (7.2) | 49 (25.3) | |||
| Up to half an hour | 8 (4.1) | 18 (9.3) | |||
| Up to 10 min | 1 (0.5) | 10 (5.2) | |||
| Can’t stand | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.5) | |||
| Pain during sleep | |||||
| Without restriction | 146 (75.3) |
0.4 ± 0.8 0 (0-0.5) |
86 (44.3) |
0.9 ± 1.1 0 (0–1) |
< 0.001 |
| Only with painkillers | 30 (15.5) | 62 (32.0) | |||
| With painkillers- sleep less than 6 h | 12 (6.2) | 28 (14.4) | |||
| With painkillers- sleep less than 4 h | 3 (1.5) | 13 (6.7) | |||
| With painkillers- sleep less than 2 h | 2 (1.0) | 4 (2.1) | |||
| Can’t sleep | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | |||
P values are based on the Wilcoxon signed-ranks test
Q, quartile; SD, standard deviation