Table 5.

Baseline and follow-up outcome scores

Variable / Patient	Baseline	3 weeks	4 weeks
VAS (0-100mm)
Patient 1	64	-*	-
Patient 2	15	7	5
Patient 3	33	26	36
Patient 4	34	15	15
Patient 5	34	28	26
Patient 6	32	-	-
Roland Morris (0=no disability)
Patient 1	13	-	-
Patient 2	3	0	1
Patient 3	0	0	1
Patient 4	5	3	1
Patient 5	4	3	3
Patient 6	10	-	-
Overall satisfaction (0=not at all satisfied, 10=extremely satisfied)
Patient 1		-	-
Patient 2		8	9
Patient 3		10	8
Patient 4		9	2
Patient 5		10	10
Patient 6		-	-
Compared to first visit LBP is (1-6) †:
Patient 1		-	-
Patient 2		2	2
Patient 3		3	3
Patient 4		2	2
Patient 5		3	3
Patient 6		-	-
PSS total score (mean)††
Patient 1		-	-
Patient 2		1.8	1.8
Patient 3		2.2	-
Patient 4		1.3	1.2
Patient 5		1.6	1.6
Patient 6		-	-
PSS Information subscale (mean)
Patient 1		-	-
Patient 2		2.0	2.0
Patient 3		2.0	-
Patient 4		1.3	1.0
Patient 5		1.0	2.0
Patient 6		-	-
PSS Caring subscale (mean)
Patient 1		-	-
Patient 2		1.3	1.8
Patient 3		2.0	-
Patient 4		1.0	1.0
Patient 5		1.0	1.0
Patient 6		-	-
PSS Effectiveness subscale (mean)
Patient 1		-	-
Patient 2		2.0	2.0
Patient 3		2.3	-
Patient 4		1.7	1.7
Patient 5		2.3	2.0
Patient 6		-

^*- Indicates missing data

^†1-Entirely gone, 2-Much better, 3-Slightly better, 4-Unchanged, 5-Slightly worse, 6-Much worse

^††1 = Most satisfied, 5 = Least satisfied.