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Table 4 NRS score results of patients with one level injected compared to those having two or more spinal levels injected within the group of responders (postal questionnaire)

From: Imaging-guided lumbar facet injections: is there a difference in outcomes between low back pain patients who remember to return a postal questionnaire and those who do not?

Baseline data and outcomes

1 level injected, mean + (SD)

2 or more levels injected, mean + (SD)

1 vs. 2 level statistical significance (p)

Pre NRS (baseline)

6.8 + (2.1)

7.0 + (2.0)

0.666

20-30-min NRS

3.8 + (2.5)*

4.0 + (2.7)*

0.524

1-month NRS

4.6 + (2.7)*

4.4 + (2.6)*

0.682

  1. *p < 0.05 compared to baseline score