Table 3.

Change in parameters on pain, quality of life, and infection across 12 weeks

	Admission n	Discharge n	6-week follow-up n	12-week follow-up n	p-value
NAS	6.83	3.64	4.77	5.42	< 0.001
ODI	48.04	33.57	39.21	44	< 0.001
CRP	2.43	2.4	1.7	2.7	p > 0.05
LC	7.3	8.57	7.26	7.29	p > 0.05

NAS numerical analogue scale, ODI Oswestry Disability Index, CRP C-reactive protein, LC leucocytes