Table 4.
Pain, functional disability and contraction of TrA mean values of ST group at pre‐ and post‐treatment evaluations, and p values.
| Superficial Strengthening (n = 15) | ||||
| Pre‐treat | Post‐treat | Relative gain | p | |
| Pain‐VAS (0‐10 cm)# | ||||
| Mean(SD) | 6.49 (1.48) | 2.89 (1.45) | 55% | <0.000* |
| Pain‐McGill (0‐67)# | ||||
| Mean(SD) | 37.67 (7.33) | 19.8 (7.93) | 48% | <0.000* |
| Sensory (0‐34)# | ||||
| Mean(SD) | 20.20 (3.55) | 11.27 (4.58) | 43% | <0.000* |
| Affective (0‐17)# | ||||
| Mean(SD) | 9.40 (3.29) | 3.60 (1.99) | 61% | <0.000* |
| Functional disability‐ Oswestry (0‐45)# | ||||
| Mean(SD) | 17.27 (3,84) | 8.40 (3,13) | 52% | <0,000* |
| Contraction of TrA‐ UBP (4 to ‐10mmHg)# | ||||
| Mean(SD) | ‐0.40 (1,35) | 0.00 (1,57) | ‐5.11% | 0,99 |
*
statistically significant difference; pre‐treat = before treatment; post‐treat = immediately after treatment
#
Normal range