Table 3.
Outcomes variable between-groups values.
| T1 | T2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | p-Value | ES | Mean (95% CI) | p-Value | ES | ||
| IST vs. UCTM | Flexion GCS | −4.44 (−12.20/3.31) | 0.494 | 0.04 | 2.26 (−6.14/10368) | 1.000 | 0.17 |
| Extension GCS | −3.96 (−10.67/2.74) | 0.457 | 0.35 | 2.40 (−4.29/9.09) | 1.000 | 0.27 | |
| Right SB | −2.27 (−6.33/5.79) | 1.000 | 0.03 | 1.52 (−4.37/7.41) | 1.000 | 0.18 | |
| Left SB | −1.03 (−6.38/4.31) | 1.000 | 0.13 | 0.23 (−0.55/1.01) | 1.000 | 0.17 | |
| Right Rotation GCS | 1.00 (−6.74/8.74) | 1.000 | 0.08 | −0.23 (−7.73/7.27) | 1.000 | 0.02 | |
| Left Rotation GCS | −1.08 (−8.92/6.77) | 1.000 | 0.09 | 1.94 (−5.02/8.90) | 1.000 | 0.21 | |
| Flexion UCS | 1.06 (−3.11/5.22) | 0.874 | 0.17 | −0.25 (−5.12/4.62) | 1.000 | 0.03 | |
| Extension UCS | −1.06 (−4.85/2.74) | 1.000 | 0.20 | 0.33 (−3.55/4.20) | 1.000 | 0.06 | |
| FRT More restricted | −2.02 (−6.86/2.82) | 0.931 | 0.30 | −4.69 (−9.88/0.49) | 0.089 | 0.66 | |
| FRT Less restricted | 3.02 (−2.32/8.36) | 0.512 | 0.37 | −2.44 (−8.59/3.70) | 1.000 | 0.27 | |
| IST vs. Control | Flexion GCS | −1.48 (−9.23/6.27) | 1.000 | 0.13 | 1.57 (−6.83/9.99) | 1.000 | 0.13 |
| Extension GCS | 1.90 (−4.81/8.61) | 1.000 | 0.18 | 6.13 (−0.55/12.82) | 0.083 | 0.60 | |
| Right SB | 2.15 (−3.90/8.21) | 1.000 | 0.27 | 0.94 (−4.94/6.83) | 1.000 | 0.12 | |
| Left SB | 3.50 (−1.85/8.85) | 0.340 | 0.44 | 0.35 (−0.41/1.14) | 0.762 | 0.28 | |
| Right Rotation GCS | 3.48 (−4.26/11.22) | 0.824 | 0.29 | 3.54 (−3.96/11.04) | 0.755 | 0.33 | |
| Left Rotation GCS | −1.11 (−8.96/6.73) | 1.000 | 0.10 | 4.56 (−2.40/11.52) | 0.399 | 0.42 | |
| Flexion UCS | 1.81 (−2.36/5.97) | 1.000 | 0.30 | 3.19 (−1.68/8.06) | 0.338 | 0.41 | |
| Extension UCS | 1.75 (−2.05/5.56) | 0.788 | 0.33 | 3.04 (−0.84/6.92) | 0.176 | 0.53 | |
| FRT More restricted | 4.65 (−0.19/9.49) | 0.064 | 0.60 | 1.96 (−3.22/7.14) | 1.000 | 0.25 | |
| FRT Less restricted | 5.84 (0.50/11.19) | 0.027 | 0.81 | 1.90 (−4.24/8.05) | 1.000 | 0.19 | |
| UCTM vs. Control | Flexion GCS | 2.96 (−4.79/10.71) | 1.000 | 0.20 | −0.69 (−9.10/7.72) | 1.000 | 0.06 |
| Extension GCS | 5.86 (−0.84/12.58) | 0.107 | 0.19 | 3.73 (−2.95/10.42) | 0.529 | 0.36 | |
| Right SB | 2.42 (−3.63/8.48) | 0.992 | 0.25 | −0.57 (−6.46/5.31) | 1.000 | 0.06 | |
| Left SB | 4.54 (−0.81/9.89) | 0.123 | 0.57 | 0.13 (−0.64/0.91) | 1.000 | 0.27 | |
| Right Rotation GCS | 2.48 (−5.26/10.22) | 1.000 | 0.25 | 3.77 (−3.73/11.27) | 0.667 | 0.37 | |
| Left Rotation GCS | -0.04 (−7.88/7.81) | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2.61 (−4.34/9.57) | 1.000 | 0.32 | |
| Flexion UCS | 0.75 (−3.41/4.91) | 1.000 | 0.12 | 3.44 (−1.43/8.31) | 0.263 | 0.53 | |
| Extension UCS | 2.80 (−0.99/6.60) | 0.223 | 0.47 | 2.71 (−1.16/6.59) | 0.273 | 0.47 | |
| FRT More restricted | 6.67 (1.83/11.51) | 0.004 | 0.99 | 6.65 (1.47/11.84) | 0.007 | 0.84 | |
| FRT Less restricted | 2.83 (−2.52/8.17) | 0.597 | 0.34 | 4.34 (−1.80/10.49) | 0.262 | 0.53 | |
Abbreviations: IST, inhibitory suboccipital technique; UCTM, upper cervical translatoric mobilization; GCS, global cervical spine, UCS, upper cervical spine; SB, side-bending; FRT, flexion–rotation test; ES, effect size Cohen’s d.