Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of the patients. VAS: visual analogue scale; ODI: Oswestry disability index; LBP: low back pain; BMI: body mass index; HTN: hypertension;

Patients	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5
Age (y)	38	20	49	47	37
Gender	Male	Male	Female	Female	Male
Affected Disc	L4-L5	L5-S1	L4-L5	L4-L5	L5-S1
History of LBP (y)	4	2	5	4	3
Comorbidities	None	None	HTN	HTN	None
VAS score at baseline	7	8	7	5	6
ODI score at baseline	38	30	34	60	32
BMI	32.3	24.5	33.6	34.1	31.8
Pfirmann grade at baseline	5	6	5	5	6