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Results after 1-Year Follow-Up: Number and Percent of Participants Who Went on Sick Leave or Took Medication for Low Back Pain
| FD group (n = 107) | EP group (n = 84) | |||
| Outcome measure | N | % | N | % |
| Took OTC medications for LBP | 82 | 76.6% | 73 | 86.9% |
| Took prescription medications for LBP | 15 | 14.0% | 9 | 10.7% |
| Took work sick leave due to LBP | 17 | 15.9% | 19 | 22.6% |
