Table 1.

Comparative overview of descriptive and clinical parameters in two groups

Variable	Interval	Group 1	Group 2	p-value
ODI†	Initial	35.4±3.7	35.4±3.8	0.923
	30th minute	23.0±3.2	21.6±2.5	0.007*
	3rd week	23.0±2.5	22.2±2.2	0.043*
	3rd month	23.1±2.6	22.8±2.5	0.545
	6th month	24.2±2.1	23.1±2.3	0.013*
	12th month	24.4±2.5	24.3±2.8	0.838
NRS‡	Initial	8.0–1.0	8.0–1.0	0.821
	30th minute	4.0–1.0	4.0–1.0	0.002*
	3rd week	4.0–1.0	4.0–1.0	<0.001*
	3rd month	4.0–1.0	4.0–1.0	0.006*
	6th month	4.0–1.0	4.0–1.0	0.136
	12th month	5.0–1.0	4.0–1.0	0.014*
ST‡	Initial	1.0–0.8	1.0–1.0	0.681
	30th minute	2.0–1.0	2.0–1.0	0.324
	3rd week	2.0–1.0	2.0–1.0	0.379
	3rd month	2.0–1.0	2.0–1.0	0.729
	6th month	2.0–1.0	2.0–1.0	1.000
	12th month	2.0–1.0	1.5–1.0	0.790
WT‡	Initial	1.0–1.0	1.0–1.0	0.696
	30th minute	2.0–1.0	2.0–1.0	0.684
	3rd week	2.0–1.0	2.0–1.0	0.732
	3rd month	2.0–1.0	2.0–1.0	0.386
	6th month	1.0–1.0	1.0–1.0	1.000
	12th month	1.0–1.0	1.0–1.0	0.715

^*Statistically significant.

^†expressed in mean±standard deviation.

^‡Expressed as median-interquartile range.

ODI: Oswestry disability index, NRS: numeric rating scale, ST: standing tolerance, WT: walking tolerance