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Table 3.

Treatment received for LBP

Treatment Received	N (%)
Type of treatment received (n=302) Pain medication Acute LBP (1 day – 1month) Sub acute LBP (1–3 months) Chronic LBP (≥ 3 months) Physiotherapy Occupational therapy Surgery	273 (90) 147 (88.4) 43 (88.3) 72 (93) 48 (15.9) 6 (2.0) 1 (0.3)
Type of pain medication ^* (n=273) Paracetamol NSAIDs Paracetamol + codeine Amitriptyline/antidepressants Cortizone injection Grandpa's © ^**	160 (58.6) 117 (42.8) 75 (27.4) 39 (14.2) 84 (20.7) 24 (8.7)
Satisfaction with treatment (n=311) Treatment did not help at all Treatment helped for a little while Treatment helped a lot	114 (36.6) 150 (48.2) 47 (15.1)
Satisfaction with consultation time (n=301) Clinician took enough time to answer my questions Not enough time to ask all my questions No time to ask any of my questions	130 (43.2) 80 (26.6) 91 (30.2)
Type of physiotherapy treatment (n=122) Massage Exercises Hot packs Advice and education Electrotherapy Manual therapy/mobilization Dry needling/acupuncture Other	64 (48.8) 62 (46.9) 56 (42.2) 23 (17.4) 21 (15.9) 13 (9.8) 3 (2.2) 1 (0.7)