08 July 2022: Clinical Research
A Single-Center Study Comparing the Effects of Thoracic Spine Manipulation vs Mobility Exercises in 26 Office Workers with Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study
Jongmin Seo 1BCDF , Changho Song 2CDF , Doochul Shin 3ADEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937316
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937316
Table 2 Comparison of cervical ROM within groups and between groups.
| TSME (n=13) | TSM (n=13) | t(p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexion (°) | Pre | 36.08±4.83 | 33.92±7.50 | 0.942 (0.355) |
| Post | 44.14±3.09 | 42.65±4.67 | ||
| Pre-post | 8.07±5.35 | 8.73±6.44 | −0.285 (0.778) | |
| () | −5.442 (0.000) | −4.887 (0.000) | ||
| Extension (°) | Pre | 48.27±9.63 | 54.92±8.77 | −1.843 (0.078) |
| Post | 60.50±7.32 | 63.77±7.23 | ||
| Pre-post | 12.23±12.43 | 8.84±6.02 | 0.883 (0.386) | |
| () | −3.547 (0.004) | −5.299 (0.000) | ||
| Right lateral flexion (°) | Pre | 27.81±3.65 | 33.27±4.08 | −3.597 (0.001) |
| Post | 42.15±3.50 | 40.00±3.78 | ||
| Pre-post | 14.35±2.25 | 6.73±3.615 | 6.449 (0.000) | |
| () | −23.000 (0.000) | −6.7134 (0.000) | ||
| Left lateral flexion (°) | Pre | 27.42±4.74 | 31.62±6.13 | −1.949 (0.063) |
| Post | 35.92±4.98 | 37.69±3.80 | ||
| Pre-post | 8.50±3.23 | 6.08±5.57 | 1.357 (0.187) | |
| () | −9.495 (0.000) | −3.933 (0.002) | ||
| Right rotation (°) | Pre | 71.65±6.36 | 76.85±9.64 | −1.621 (0.118) |
| Post | 86.39±4.09 | 83.73±4.61 | ||
| Pre-post | 14.73±7.08 | 6.88±7.73 | 2.69 (0.013) | |
| () | −7.500 (0.000) | −3.212 (0.007) | ||
| Left rotation (°) | Pre | 66.92±8.26 | 73.46±7.04 | −2.172 (0.040) |
| Post | 83.62±5.68 | 85.31±3.64 | ||
| Pre-post | 16.69±8.24 | 11.85±7.73 | 1.547 (0.135) | |
| () | −7.306 (0.000) | −5.529 (0.000) | ||
| TSME – thoracic spine mobility exercises; TSM – thoracic spine manipulation. | ||||