Questionnaire Before ( ) After ( )
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  Pain with regard to: 0 1 2 3
Subjective Time No sometimes often continuously
Localization No point area irradiation
Quality No pressure dull sharp
Perception No annoying mild terrible
Objective Pills consumed No 1 - 3 4 - 6 >6
Stibor (cm) 7 6 - 4 3 - 1 0
Thomayer (cm) 0 1 - 9 10 - 19 >19
Lasegue (deg) >90 90 - 60 59 - 30 <30
Spasms No certain mild marked

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Tab.1. Subjective criteria

  Time Localization Quality Perception
  Before After Before After Before After Before After
Therapy E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M
Degr. 0 0 0 7 13 0 0 7 13 0 0 7 13 0 0 7 13
1 2 2 22 6 1 0 12 2 2 1 14 5 0 0 17 4
2 16 10 2 4 19 16 12 5 23 19 10 4 29 21 7 6
3 13 11 0 0 11 7 0 3 6 3 0 1 2 2 0 0
H 0.086 2.607 0.044 1.525 0.131 3.870 0.095 2.463
p 0.769 0.106 0.833 0.217 0.717 0.049 0.758 0.117

H = calculated value of Kruskal-Wallis non-parametrical test
p = probability
E = electrotherapy, M = magnetotherapy
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Tab.2. Any improvement in subjective criteria

  Time Localization Quality Perception
Therapy E M E M E M E M
Imp. No 2 2 5 6 8 6 5 6
Yes 29 21 26 17 23 17 26 17
X2 0.10 0.81 0.00 0.81
p 0.756 0.369 0.981 0.369

E = electrotherapy, M = magnetotherapy
Imp. = improvement
p = probability
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Tab.3. Successful therapy (improvement by 2 or 3 degrees)

  Time Localization Quality Perception
Therapy E M E M E M E M
Suc. No 15 5 21 9 20 8 23 9
Yes 14 16 9 14 9 14 8 14
X2 3.09 5.05 5.37 6.72
p 0.079 0.025 0.020 0.010

E = electrotherapy; M = magnetotherapy
Suc. = successful treatment
p = probability
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Tab.4. Significantly different objective criteria

  Lasegue Spasms
  Before After Before After
Therapy E M E M E M E M
Degr. 0 NC NC 9 10 NC NC 4 11
1 25 15 20 6 2 3 20 10
2 4 1 0 0 24 18 6 1
3 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0
H 0.581 4.092 2.154 9.482
p 0.446 0.043 0.142 0.002

E = electrotherapy, M = magnetotherapy
H = calculated value of Kruskal-Wallis non-parametrical test
p = probability
NC = not considered
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