Table 3.
All postoperative rehabilitation (physiotherapy and/or self-acting exercises) in treatment groups during intervention (3- to 24-month follow-up)
| Intervention + any other treatments in A and A′-groups | “Standard treatment” | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A′ (n = 42) | A (n = 50) | B (n = 52) | All | |
| NPG during 3–24 month (mean) | 28.10 | 22.89 | 9.17 | 17.07 |
| FBE (mean summative score between 3–24 month) | 5.19 | 5.21 | 5.71 | 5.47 |
| Self-acting back exercise, from any source (yes, %) | 100% | 100% | 88.5% | 93.1% |
| FBE between 3 and 6 months | ||||
| Daily training | 54.8% | 48.0% | 23.1% | 35.3% |
| 3–5 times/week | 28.6% | 28.0% | 19.2% | 23.5% |
| 1–2 times/week | 11.9% | 12.0% | 26.9% | 19.6% |
| Less than once a week/not answered | 4.8% | 12.0% | 30.8% | 21.6% |
| FBE at 12 month (mean during last month) | ||||
| Daily training | 21.4% | 22.0% | 17.3% | 19.6% |
| 3–5 times/week | 26.2% | 22.0% | 11.5% | 16.7% |
| 1–2 times/week | 35.7% | 36.0% | 28.8% | 32.4% |
| Less than once a week/not answered | 16.7% | 20% | 42.3% | 31.4% |
| FBE at 24 month (mean during last month) | ||||
| Daily training | 4.8% | 6% | 7.7% | 6.9% |
| 3–5 times/week | 14.3% | 14% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 1–2 times/week | 40.5% | 40% | 32.7% | 36.3% |
| Less than once a week/not answered | 40.5% | 38% | 46.2% | 43.1% |
NPG number of physiotherapy visits or guided gym/training, FBE the frequency of back exercise training