Amount of health care and self-care following a randomized clinical trial comparing flexion-distraction with exercise program for chronic low back pain

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Published online 2006 Aug 24. doi: 10.1186/1746-1340-14-19

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Table 5

Results after 1-Year Follow-Up: Number and Percent of Participants Who Went on Sick Leave or Took Medication for Low Back Pain

	FD group (n = 107)		EP group (n = 84)
Outcome measure	N	%	N	%

Took OTC medications for LBP	82	76.6%	73	86.9%
Took prescription medications for LBP	15	14.0%	9	10.7%
Took work sick leave due to LBP	17	15.9%	19	22.6%