Table 2. Comparison of the results of the VAS and ODI between the experimental and control groups.

	Group	Pre	Post	Difference value
VAS (score)	Experimental group	6.8 ± 0.9	3.7 ± 1.3*	–3.1 ± 1.7#
	Control group	6.0 ± 0.8	5.7 ± 0.7	–0.3 ± 0.6
ODI (score)	Experimental group	35.4 ± 3.1	29.8 ± 1.8*	–5.5 ± 3.4#
	Control group	33.8 ± 2.7	32.9 ± 2.1	–0.9 ± 1.7

^aMean ± SD, VAS: Visual Analog Scale; ODI: Oswestry Disability Index. *p<0.05: Significant differences between pre- and post-test. ^#p<0.05: Significant differences between the experimental and control groups.