Table 3. The Results of Comparison within and between Groups .
Change of Variables | Experimental group (N=10) | Control group (N=10) |
P-value (Paired-Sample T-test) |
P-value (Independent-Samples T-test) |
|
Experimental group | Control group | ||||
Pain (Score) | 2.97±1.94 | 1.63±2.19 | 0.001* | 0.043* | 0.166 |
Neck disability index (%) | 13.11±8.48 | 12.54±13.27 | 0.001* | 0.015* | 0.910 |
P-value (Wilcoxon) | P-value (Mann-Whitney) | ||||
Non-NSAID (Number) | 0.2±0.42 | 0.1±0.32 | 0.317 | 0.317 | 0.942 |
NSAID (Number) | 0.2±0.63 | 0.2±0.42 | 0.157 | 0.157 | 0.999 |
Mean ± standard deviation
*The difference is significant at the 0.05 level