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Published in final edited form as: J Pain. 2007 Dec 21;9(3):200–209. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.10.014

Table 3.

Mean and standard deviations of perceived effectiveness of self-care behaviors for recalled muscle pain (N = 188)

	Men		Women		ANOVA
	M	M	M	SD	F	p	η²
Stretch	72.24	22.05	71.20	23.63	0.09	.76	<.01
Massage	67.71	21.69	73.63	22.53	3.16	.08	.02
Rest	69.69	25.63	71.83	27.50	0.28	.60	<.01
OTC Medication	56.67	26.35	59.18	27.91	0.38	.54	<.01
Ice	51.46	25.41	55.53	27.29	1.04	.31	<.01
Heat	51.42	26.19	54.58	25.97	0.65	.42	<.01
Exercise	52.00	24.24	60.67	25.14	5.43^a	.02	.03

^a

p<.05

Note: Rated on a scale from 0–100 with 0 = not at all and 100 = completely