Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics and potential effect modifiers at baseline.
| Stretching and strengthening exercises (n = 74) |
Movement System Impairment based treatment (n = 74) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 40.4 ± 13.4 | 43.4 ± 12.5 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 25.5 ± 5.3 | 25.5 ± 4.4 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 31 (41.9%) | 26 (35.1%) |
| Female | 43 (58.1%) | 48 (64.9%) |
| History of low back pain (months) | 75.2 ± 74.0 | 94.9 ± 96.7 |
| aMean pain intensity (0–10) | 6.5 ± 1.9 | 6.6 ± 1.8 |
| bDisability (0–24) | 10.2 ± 5.0 | 10.7 ± 5.1 |
| Effect modifiers | ||
| Age ≤43 | 41 ± 55.4 | 33 ± 44.6 |
| Higher educational status | 21 (28.4%) | 21 (28.4%) |
| Physically active | 30 (40.5%) | 25 (33.8%) |
| cSTarT back tool classification | ||
| (Low and medium risk) | 57 (77.0%) | 57 (77.0%) |