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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2015 Mar 4;45(4):252–264. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2015.5745

TABLE 4.

Proportion of Individuals Exceeding the Error for Shoulder Pain Intensity and Function From Baseline to Each Follow-up Time Point*

Shoulder Pain Intensity Shoulder Function


4 wk 8 wk 12 wk 4 wk 8 wk 12 wk
Cervical TM 15.4 (7.4, 23.4) 26.9 (17.1, 36.7) 11.5 (4.4, 18.6) 20.0 (10.9, 29.1) 40.0 (28.9, 51.1) 24.0 (14.3, 33.7)
Shoulder TM 18.5 (9.9, 27.1) 18.5 (9.9, 27.1) 11.1 (4.1, 18.1) 12.0 (4.6, 19.4) 24.0 (14.3, 33.7) 20.0 (10.9, 29.1)
HEP 12.0 (4.8, 19.2) 8.0 (2.0, 14.0) 8.0 (2.0, 14.0) 20.0 (10.9, 29.1) 12.0 (4.6, 19.4) 12.0 (4.6, 19.4)
All groups 15.4 (7.4, 23.4) 17.9 (9.4, 26.4) 10.3 (3.5, 17.1) 17.3 (8.7, 25.9) 25.3 (15.5, 35.1) 18.7 (9.9, 27.5)

Abbreviations: HEP, home exercise program; TM, thrust manipulation.

*

Values are percent (95% confidence interval). The minimum detectable change at the 90% confidence level was 3.5 for shoulder pain intensity and 8.6 for function.