3.1. Characteristics of the Participants
The total number of participants in this study was 51: 26 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group. The mean age of the group was 65.81 ± 4.80 years in the experimental group and 66.32 ± 6.58 years in the control group, and the postsurgical follow-up period was 39.00 ± 26.44 months in the experimental group and 36.04 ± 23.54 months in the control group (The back VAS measured before starting the experimental group was 6.38 ± 2.08 points in the experimental group and 6.28 ± 1.67 points in the control group. The leg VAS measured before starting the intervention was 6.54 ± 2.02 points in the experimental group and 6.44 ± 1.60 points in the control group, while the PPT was 5.90 ± 1.56 points in the experimental group and 6.14 ± 0.97 points in the control group. DN4 scored 4.04 ± 1.28 points in the experimental group and 4.44 ± 0.91 points in the control group, while PSQI was 12.69 ± 3.29 points in the experimental group and 12.88 ± 3.95 points in the control group (