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 4 Comparison of pain and disability within groups and between groups.
TSME (n=13) | TSM (n=13) | t(p) | ||
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NPRS (score) | Pre | 4.54±1.35 | 4.92±1.50 | −0.689 (0.498) |
Post | 1.77±1.24 | 2.54±1.71 | ||
Pre-post | −2.77±1.35 | −2.38±1.98 | −0.579 (0.568) | |
() | 7.407(0.000) | 4.341(0.001) | ||
NDI (score) | Pre | 12.00±4.74 | 13.23±5.67 | −0.600 (0.554) |
Post | 5.00±3.34 | 6.38±2.87 | ||
Pre-post | −7.00±3.37 | −6.85±5.76 | −0.083 (0.934) | |
() | 7.497(0.000) | 4.288(0.001) | ||
TSME – thoracic spine mobility exercises; TSM – thoracic spine manipulation; NPRS – numeric pain rating scale; NDI – neck disability index. |