Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

Baseline demographics and outcome measures	Intervention group (n = 44) Mean ± SD	Control group (n = 44) Mean ± SD	p value
Age (years)	41.4 ± 11	42.36 ± 11	0.64
Duration of pain (months)	4.82 ± 4	4.93 ± 7.4	0.84
MARM balance	49.75 ± 5.3	50.3 ± 6.5	0.70
BDI	17.72 ± 2.74	18.84 ± 3.42	0.25
HDRS	19.67 ± 4.87	19.64 ± 3.41	0.33
GERD questionnaire	47.42 ± 6.17	46.73 ± 5.72	0.52
NPRS	6.17 ± 0.62	6.25 ± 0.67	0.41

Note: n, number of participants.

Abbreviations: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; HDRS, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MARM, Manual Assessment of Respiratory Motion; NPRS, Numerical Pain Rating Scale; SD, standard deviation.