Table 2 Results of clinical assessment and questionnaire intakes by groups (N = 25).

From: Characteristics of patients with myofascial pain syndrome of the low back

Scale

Total

Group 1 (n = 13)

Group 2 (n = 5)

Group 3 (n = 2)

Group 4 (n = 5)

F (3,21)

p

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

MTrPs

 Number

4.36

0.91

4.62

0.77

4.00

0.71

5.50

0.71

3.60

0.89

3.83

.03*

 Duration (in month)

82.80

85.73

60.46

75.74

120.00

83.57

36.00

33.94

122.40

114.91

1.19

.34

 Tenderness (average)

3.97

1.43

4.30

1.61

3.46

0.84

5.00

1.88

3.20

0.96

1.33

.29

 Tenderness (severe)

5.44

1.47

5.69

1.49

5.00

1.58

6.50

2.12

4.80

1.10

0.93

.45

 PPT (average)

4.43

2.23

4.12

2.61

4.21

2.05

3.50

0.90

5.79

1.33

0.82

.50

 PPT (severe)

3.63

1.89

3.33

2.29

3.42

1.34

3.20

0.71

4.79

1.29

0.77

.53

STS

10.60

2.48

10.30

2.46

11.86

3.27

10.99

0.78

9.96

2.25

0.59

.63

TUG

9.36

1.76

9.49

1.90

9.32

1.16

10.96

1.86

8.43

1.80

1.04

.40

SF-20 (%)

 Physical function

83.34

18.94

85.26

16.37

73.34

27.25

62.50

5.94

96.68

4.55

2.56

.08

 Role function

88.00

25.12

88.46

29.96

85.00

22.36

75.00

35.36

95.00

11.18

0.30

.82

 Social function

92.80

11.37

92.31

13.01

88.00

10.95

90.00

14.14

100.00

0.00

1.02

.41

 Mental health

78.48

9.98

76.62

11.18

78.02

9.12

82.00

2.83

82.40

10.04

0.46

.71

 Health perceptions

80.28

12.37

81.47

11.16

75.96

15.38

66.60

5.09

86.16

12.71

1.25

.32

 Pain

40.80

15.79

44.62

14.50

44.0

16.73

50.00

14.14

26.00

8.94

3.06

.05

ODI

11.44

7.80

14.00

8.12

13.20

6.72

10.00

2.83

3.60

4.10

2.75

.07

PCS

11.48

9.75

8.15

5.21

15.60

9.63

8.00

8.49

17.40

16.46

1.62

.22

PSEQ

53.52

6.63

53.85

5.16

48.40

10.41

58.00

1.41

56.00

4.95

1.67

.20

TSK

32.60

6.34

31.15

5.97

36.80

8.70

36.00

1.41

30.80

4.38

1.34

.29

DASS 21

 Stress

7.92

6.84

9.38

5.38

4.00

4.00

4.00

5.66

9.60

11.52

1.07

.38

 Anxiety

3.44

5.43

3.23

4.87

1.20

1.79

6.00

8.49

5.20

8.44

0.58

.63

 Depression

1.76

2.11

1.54

1.45

0.40

0.89

3.00

4.24

3.20

3.03

1.96

.15

EMI

 Stress management

3.13

1.63

3.02

1.56

3.40

1.57

3.63

0.53

2.95

2.40

0.13

.94

 Revitalization

2.88

1.62

2.79

1.56

3.00

1.72

3.17

0.24

2.87

2.34

0.04

.99

 Enjoyment

2.51

1.86

2.35

1.74

2.90

2.19

2.25

1.06

2.65

2.52

0.11

.95

 Challenge

2.08

1.50

2.27

1.62

1.80

1.24

2.00

1.06

1.90

1.88

0.14

.94

 Social recognition

1.00

0.93

1.06

1.05

1.25

0.95

0.50

0.71

0.80

0.78

0.37

.77

 Affiliation

1.49

1.29

1.02

0.96

2.05

1.57

2.13

1.59

1.90

1.60

1.27

.31

 Competition

1.58

1.61

1.56

1.52

1.65

1.90

1.00

0.71

1.80

2.15

0.11

.95

 Health pressures

2.03

1.43

1.90

1.33

2.20

1.28

2.33

0.94

2.07

2.23

0.08

.97

 Health avoidance

3.83

1.08

3.79

0.84

3.87

1.12

4.33

0.47

3.67

1.84

0.17

.92

 Positive health

4.24

0.94

4.31

0.60

4.27

0.98

4.83

0.24

3.80

1.66

0.63

.60

 Weight management

3.99

1.32

3.56

1.64

4.20

0.96

4.50

0.00

4.70

0.33

1.10

.37

 Appearance

3.12

1.22

2.69

1.42

3.25

0.68

3.38

0.18

4.00

0.85

1.56

.23

 Strength & endurance

3.66

1.33

3.94

0.79

3.65

1.42

3.13

1.59

3.15

2.32

0.51

.68

 Nimbleness

3.15

1.31

3.23

1.05

3.33

0.53

3.17

0.24

2.73

2.52

0.20

.90

Numeric pain rating

 Current pain

2.96

1.95

3.69

1.89

2.80

1.10

4.50

0.71

0.60

0.89

5.42

.01*

 Best pain past 24 h

1.04

1.40

1.23

1.59

0.80

1.30

2.00

1.41

0.40

0.89

0.77

.52

 Worst pain past 24 h

5.00

2.57

6.23

1.83

4.60

2.70

6.50

0.71

1.60

1.14

7.71

.001**

  1. PPT pain pressure threshold, STS five repetition sit-to-stand test, TUG timed up and go, ODI Oswestry Disability Index, PCS Pain Catastrophizing Scale, PSEQ Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, TSK Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
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