Table 1

Participant Baseline Characteristics
Treatment
Age (Years)
 Average Pain Intensity (VAS 0–10)
 Oswestry Disability Index (0–100%)
 PSE (0–60)
 TSK (17–60)
 PCS (0–52)
 Sit to Stand (N°/min)
 Stair Climb (N°/min)
 Walk Distance (metres/5 min)
FairMed
 N
 32 (16 male; 16 female)
 32
 32
 32
 32
 32
 32
 32
 32

Mean
 52.7
 6.3
 40.8
 31.0
 40.4
 19.6
 13.7
 6.5
 235.6

Std. Deviation
 10.7
 1.9
 15.9
 11.2
 7.6
 12.0
 7.6
 2.7
 103.2

Range
 28 – 73
 2 – 9
 12 – 80
 8 – 57
 23 – 51
 2 – 47
 2 – 38
 0 – 11.5
 40 – 400

Median
 55
 6
 40
 30
 42
 20.5
 13
 6
 260

IQR
 47 – 59
 5 – 8
 30.5 – 47.5
 21.8 – 37
 34 – 46.8
 10 – 26.5
 8.5 – 16
 5.3 – 8
 160 – 300
TENS
 N
 28 (14 male; 14 female)
 28
 28
 28
 28
 28
 28
 28
 28

Mean
 54.1
 6.6
 42.8
 27.6
 41.3
 23.0
 12.7
 6.7
 219.6

Std. Deviation
 12.5
 1.4
 14.8
 10.1
 7.4
 11.3
 6.7
 3.0
 111.7

Range
 27 – 74
 4 – 10
 18 – 74
 8 – 44
 29 – 55
 5 – 44
 4 – 29
 1 – 12.5
 0 – 400

Median
 55
 7
 40.1
 27
 42
 22
 11
 6.5
 250

IQR
 42.5 – 65.8
 5 – 7
 30.8 – 53.5
 21.3 – 36
 34 – 46.8
 14.3 – 28.8
 9 – 17
 4.5 – 9
 100 – 320

Barker et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:97   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-97