Table 6.
Percent of Participants Using a Variety of Self Help Treatments
| Self help treatment | FD group: # using (%) (n = 107) | EP group:# using (%) (n = 84) |
| Any self help measure | 106 (99.1%) | 84 (100.0%) |
| Movement modification | 105 (98.1%) | 84 (100%) |
| Ergonomic computer item | 26 (24.3%) | 18 (21.4%) |
| Exercise gym | 59 (55.1%) | 53 (63.1%) |
| Exercise home | 89 (83.2%) | 80 (95.2%) |
| Lift differently | 69 (64.5%) | 65 (77.4%) |
| Limit activity | 58 (54.2%) | 49 (58.3%) |
| Increase activity | 60 (56.1%) | 51 (60.7%) |
| Change activity | 40 (37.4%) | 33 (39.3%) |
| Cancel activity | 25 (23.4%) | 26 (31.0%) |
| Pay for house/yard work | 17 (15.9%) | 32 (38.1%) |
| External application/support | 92 (86.0%) | 75 (89.3%) |
| Back brace | 30 (28.0%) | 22 (26.2%) |
| Back support | 40 (37.4%) | 36 (42.9%) |
| Cane | 9 (8.4%) | 7 (8.3%) |
| Cold | 37 (34.6%) | 36 (42.9%) |
| Cream | 34 (31.8%) | 44 (52.4%) |
| Heat | 75 (70.1%) | 63 (75.0%) |
| Inversion boots | 3 (2.8%) | 3 (3.6%) |
| Orthotic | 22 (20.6%) | 25 (29.8%) |
| Self medication | 88 (82.2%) | 76 (90.5%) |
| Over-the-counter | 82 (76.6%) | 73 (86.9%) |
| Supplements | 51 (47.7%) | 54 (64.3%) |
| Dietary modification | 54 (50.5%) | 50 (59.5%) |
| Diet change | 26 (24.3%) | 24 (28.6%) |
| Increase water intake | 47 (43.9%) | 44 (52.4%) |
| Increase alcohol intake | 11 (10.3%) | 14 (16.7%) |
| Other activity changes | 71 (66.4%) | 61 (72.6%) |
| Change type of clothes | 17 (15.9%) | 17 (20.2%) |
| Sleep differently | 66 (61.7%) | 57 (67.9%) |
| Change/quit job | 10 (9.4%) | 7 (8.3%) |
| Use handicap car sticker | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (1.2%) |
| Alternative therapy | 69 (64.5%) | 65 (64.3%) |
| Biofeedback | 4 (3.7%) | 3 (3.6%) |
| Crystals | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.2%) |
| Magnet | 9 (8.4%) | 8 (9.5%) |
| Massage | 62 (57.9%) | 46 (54.8%) |
| Meditation | 5 (4.7%) | 12 (14.3%) |
| Reflexology | 3 (2.8%) | 2 (2.4%) |
| Self hypnosis | 2 (1.9%) | 4 (4.8%) |