Table 1. Patient’s characteristics.

Parameters	LBP group	LP group	LBP+LP group
Location of pain	Low back pain	Leg pain	Low back and leg pain
Age (years)	63.0 ± 18.0	64.0 ± 21.1	61.7 ± 20.3
MPS rate	36/49 (73.4%)	*16/32 (50.0%)	29/34 (85.3%)
Total cases with recorded onset and treatment duration	26	7	22
Cases with records of MTrPs (with MTrPs in G. med)	23 (19)	8 (6)	22 (15)

Groups: LBP: low back pain; LP: leg pain; LBP+LP: low back and leg pain.

*Five cases with MPS of the lower leg are included. MPS: myofascial pain syndrome; ASTR: active soft tissue release; TPB: trigger point block; NRS: numerical rating scale; MTrP: myofascial trigger point.