Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients and results of the therapy
| Case (F/M) | Age | Duration of the dysphagia | Weight loss |
Dysphagia severity (VAS,mm) |
Dysphagia severity (Likert) |
NPAD scale |
Cervical muscle tenderness |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PreT | PostT | PreT | PostT | PreT | PostT | PreT | PostT | ||||
| 1/M | 68 | 1 year | None | 70 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 89.4 | 56.8 | 13 | 8 |
| 2/F | 62 | 6 months | 7 kg | 90 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 83.5 | 67 | 20 | 18 |
| 3/F | 73 | 3 years | None | 50 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 19.2 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 4/M | 80 | 3 months | None | 90 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 24.2 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
| 5/M | 56 | 2 years | None | 90 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 43.2 | 15 | 12 |
| 6/M | 49 | 3 years | None | 70 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 43.7 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 7/F | 57 | 1 year | None | 85 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 65.2 | 19.7 | 12 | 3 |
| 8/M | 77 | 3 years | None | 70 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 9/F | 68 | 5 years | None | 80 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 76.5 | 76 | 12 | 10 |
Abbreviations: F, Female; M, Male; NPAD, Neck Pain and Disability (NPAD) Scale; PreT, Pretreatment; PostT, Posttreatment.