Table 2. Mean (standard deviation) of pre- and post-intervention values and within-group differences in both groupsa.
Variables | Single thoracic manipulation (n=14) | Single thoracic manipulation plus Rungthip massage technique (n=15) | ||||
Pre | Post | p-valueb | Pre | Post | p-valueb | |
Pain at rest (VAS; mm) | 45.29 ± 11.53 | 20.71 ± 12.37 | 0.000** | 42.33 ± 7.72 | 9.67 ± 6.52 | 0.000** |
Elbow extension ROM (º) | ||||||
Threshold level; P1 | 126.64 ± 19.15 | 135.29 ± 17.14 | 0.003* | 115.77 ± 16.78 | 131.50± 10.83 | 0.002* |
Tolerance level; P2 | 146.57 ± 16.87 | 151.54 ± 16.54 | 0.179 | 139.53 ± 21.99 | 147.90± 13.63 | 0.158 |
aValues are mean ± standard deviation; bp-value for paired t-test; *p-value<0.05; **p-value<0.001.