Table 2.
Mean (SD) scores at 12 months for leg pain (VAS), back pain (VAS), Sciatica Bothersomeness Index (SBI), Maine-Seattle Back Questionnaire (MSBQ), SF-36 bodily pain, SF-36 physical functioning registered at every category of the 7-point global change scale
| Global change of sciatica symptoms | n a | Leg pain (0–100) |
Back pain (0–100) |
Sciatica Bothersomeness Index (0–24) |
Maine-Seattle Back Questionnaire (0–12) |
SF-36 bodily pain (0–100b) |
SF-36 physical functioning (0–100b) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completely recovered | 61 | 1.9 (6.0) | 6.3 (18.1) | 0.9 (2.0) | 0.7 (1.5) | 80.6 (22.9) | 92.4 (11.3) |
| Much better | 161 | 14.4 (16.7) | 16.1 (15.0) | 4.6 (3.6) | 2.6 (2.1) | 64.9 (18.3) | 85.6 (14.2) |
| Better | 59 | 28.9 (22.5) | 30.6 (22.1) | 8.7 (5.2) | 5.2 (3.0) | 50.5 (18.0) | 72.9 (19.8) |
| A little better | 53 | 40.0 (27.6) | 49.8 (25.9) | 10.3 (4.3) | 6.5 (3.0) | 41.3 (16.8) | 65.2 (22.1) |
| No change | 44 | 62.9 (27.3) | 55.3 (28.3) | 14.6 (5.1) | 7.7 (2.2) | 36.5 (19.0) | 60.8 (20.3) |
| A little worse | 20 | 52.5 (28.3) | 61.0 (21.4) | 13.3 (5.3) | 8.2 (1.7) | 29.7 (18.3) | 59.4 (22.1) |
| Much worse | 10 | 82.1 (14.6) | 55.9 (32.5) | 18.3 (5.2) | 9.3 (2.0) | 21.5 (16.0) | 44.0 (25.1) |
a408 completed the questionnaire
bHigher values indicate better health