[Retracted] Clinical Evaluation of Efficacy on Ultrasound Combined with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Treating Lumbar Disc Herniation

Table 3

Comparison of complications between the three groups of patients.

Variables	Treatment groups
	US+NMES group, (%)	NMES group, (%)	US group, (%)
Low back pain	4 (5.00)	15 (18.75)	10 (12.50)
Sciatica	3 (3.75)	12 (15.00)	9 (11.25)
Numbness in lower limbs	1 (1.25)	9 (11.25)	8 (10.00)
Decline in lower limb muscle strength	1 (1.25)	7 (8.75)	6 (7.50)
Cauda equina syndrome	0 (0.00)	5 (6.25)	2 (2.50)
Intermittent claudication	4 (5.00)	15 (18.75)	10 (12.50)

Data was expressed as (%). US: ultrasound; NMES: neuromuscular electrical stimulation; US+NMES: ultrasound combined with NMES.