| Patient Profile |
Dynamometer* |
Patented Back Builder |
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| Sex |
Males = 14, Females = 16 |
Males = 8, Females = 11 |
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| Active back pain |
100% |
59% |
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| Pain for more than one year |
75% |
68% |
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| Surgical candidates |
20-30% |
5.3% |
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| Previous surgery |
14% |
23% |
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| Exercise supervision |
Continuous |
One-time instruction only |
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| Average treatment |
7.3 weeks |
4 weeks |
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| Strength index (% change) |
79.2% |
78.3% |
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| Efficiency (% change per week) |
10.85% per week |
19.58% per week |
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