Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in backache patients before and after spinal traction

Table 1 SF-36 scores before and after spinal traction

SF-36 domains	Before spinal traction	After spinal traction	Wilcoxon signed rank test	P
Physical functioning	56.81 ± 25.589	65.49 ± 18.733	− 3.116	0.0001
Role limitations due to physical health	7.60 ± 22.036	35.74 ± 36.296	− 4.45	0.0001
Bodily pain	38.10 ± 16.877	55.27 ± 15.753	− 5.419	0.0001
General health perceptions	47.27 ± 15.459	51.04 ± 16.253	− 3.093	0.0001
Vitality	37.38 ± 15.560	50.94 ± 13.940	− 5.06	0.0001
Social functioning	43.99 ± 22.243	57.54 ± 17.450	− 4.571	0.0001
Role limitations due to emotional problems	13.38 ± 32.531	40.15 ± 42.647	− 3.718	0.0001
Mental health	49.77 ± 17.236	57.66 ± 14.980	− 3.749	0.0001