Table 4.
Results in LLLT group
| Time point | Measurement | Me | Min | Max | Q25 | Q75 | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | VAS | 8.50 | 9.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 9.50 | 1.55 |
| LQIP | 7.75 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 12.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 2.32 | |
| ODI | 32.38 | 34.00 | 13.00 | 44.00 | 25.50 | 42.00 | 10.34 | |
| RMDQ | 14.44 | 13.50 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 12.00 | 19.00 | 4.30 | |
| ST | 3.19 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 0.54 | |
| LT (right) | 52.81 | 57.50 | 25.00 | 75.00 | 30.00 | 70.00 | 18.71 | |
| LT (left) | 54.69 | 57.50 | 30.00 | 80.00 | 30.00 | 70.00 | 18.84 | |
| After | VAS | 3.63 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 1.45 |
| LQIP | 4.38 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 2.13 | |
| ODI | 22.69 | 25.50 | 14.00 | 29.00 | 16.00 | 28.00 | 6.22 | |
| RMDQ | 8.50 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 18.00 | 4.50 | 12.00 | 5.29 | |
| ST | 4.31 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 0.79 | |
| LT (right) | 62.50 | 65.00 | 40.00 | 80.00 | 45.00 | 75.00 | 15.06 | |
| LT (left) | 66.25 | 65.00 | 45.00 | 90.00 | 47.50 | 80.00 | 15.86 | |
| 1-month follow-up | VAS | 3.75 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 1.57 |
| LQIP | 4.56 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 10.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 2.61 | |
| ODI | 24.38 | 25.50 | 14.00 | 39.00 | 17.00 | 29.00 | 8.29 | |
| RMDQ | 8.44 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 14.00 | 6.00 | 12.50 | 4.59 | |
| ST | 4.13 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 0.89 | |
| LT (right) | 61.25 | 60.00 | 40.00 | 80.00 | 45.00 | 75.00 | 15.22 | |
| LT (left) | 63.13 | 60.00 | 40.00 | 80.00 | 47.50 | 80.00 | 15.59 | |
| 3-month follow-up | VAS | 4.31 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.25 |
| LQIP | 5.38 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 9.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.89 | |
| ODI | 25.63 | 25.50 | 14.00 | 38.00 | 19.00 | 32.50 | 8.02 | |
| RMDQ | 9.81 | 10.00 | 4.00 | 15.00 | 7.50 | 12.50 | 3.75 | |
| ST | 3.94 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 0.77 | |
| LT (right) | 60.31 | 60.00 | 40.00 | 80.00 | 40.00 | 75.00 | 15.65 | |
| LT (left) | 62.81 | 60.00 | 40.00 | 80.00 | 47.50 | 77.50 | 15.27 |
Abbreviations: LLLT, low-level laser therapy; LQIP, Laitinen Questionnaire Indicators of Pain; LT, Lasegue test; Max, maximum value; Me, median; Min, minimum value; Q25, lower quartile; Q75, upper quartile; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index; RMDQ, Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire; ST, Schober’s test; VAS, visual analogue scale; , average.