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. 2010 Mar;18(1):37–43. doi: 10.1179/106698110X12595770849605

Table 2. Between-group change scores from baseline to 2 and 4 weeks .

Variable At 2 weeks
P value/Cohen’s d At 4 weeks
P value/Cohen’s d
Change score MET, mean/SD (95% CI) Change score INIT, mean/SD (95% CI) Change score MET, mean/SD (95% CI) Change score INIT, mean/SD (95% CI)
Lateral flexion (°) 27.65/1.59 (0.87–2.34) 30.71/1.42 (0.29–0.32) <0.01/0.94 29.33/1.72 (1.32–1.84) 34.44/1.2 (0.10–0.73) <0.01/0.97
VAS 7.03/0.69 (0.35–0.88) 6.46/0.55 (0.09–0.55) <0.01/0.92 6.10/0.68 (0.21–0.31) 5.28/0.47 (0.29–0.57) <0.01/0.97
Neck disability index* 37.7/6.32 (0.51–0.85) 33.04/5.05 (0.24–0.29) <0.01/0.79 31.88/4.4 (0.07–0.91) 27.19/3.7 (0.57–1.12) <0.01/0.94

Note: VAS  =  visual analog scale. All values are expressed as mean with standard deviation (SD) and 95% CI. P value and Cohen’s d reflects between-groups changes.

*

Function measured with the neck disability index (score range: 0–50 with higher score indicating greater disability).