Table 3.
Median values and quartiles 1 and 3 of pain intensity, self-perceived physical function and pain-related cognitive-affective factors at baseline and post-intervention
| Pre-intervention (T0: baseline) |
Post-intervention (T1: +4 weeks) |
Paired Wilcoxon test |
Effect-size |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Median (Q1;Q3) | Median (Q1;Q3) | Z | p | Matched-paired rank-biserial r |
| Overall pain intensity | 6.80 (6.10;7.25) | 2.30 (1.10;3.60) | −3.763 | .000 | 0.957 |
| Neck-related perceived physical function | 16.00 (11.00;18.00) | 6.50 (4.75;9.00) | −3.724 | .000 | 0.974 |
| Headache-related perceived physical function | 41.00 (29.00;48.50) | 16.00 (9.00;26.00) | −3.772 | .000 | 0.962 |
| Fear-Avoidance beliefs | 23.00 (16.00;32.00) | 18.00 (9.00;25.50) | −1.420 | .156 | 0.362 |
| Pain catastrophizing | 25.00 (14.00; 31.50) | 5.00 (3.00; 12.00) | −3.865 | .000 | 0.986 |
| Kinesiophobia | 30.00 (28.00; 39.00) | 28.00 (26.50; 32.50) | −2.785 | .005 | 0.726 |
| Active neck ROM: flexion | 49.00 (41.50; 54.00) | 52.00 (45.75; 56.50) | −2.420 | 0.016 | 0.649 |
| Active neck ROM: extension | 50.50 (47.25; 60.5) | 58.00 (51.50; 66.25) | −2.462 | 0.014 | 0.661 |
| Active neck ROM: right rotation | 60.00 (56.50; 62.25) | 65.00 (61.50; 70.50) | −2.564 | 0.010 | 0.706 |
| Active neck ROM: left rotation | 62.00 (57.50; 66.50) | 68.00 (62.00; 78.00) | −3.141 | 0.002 | 0.800 |
| Active neck ROM: right side bending | 30.00 (25.50; 32.00) | 31.00 (27.50; 38.00) | −2.205 | 0.027 | 0.608 |
| Active neck ROM: left side bending | 32.00 (26.25; 38.00) | 36.00 (30.00; 40.50) | −2.728 | 0.006 | 0.800 |
| CFRT ROM: Affected side | 28.50 (24.25; 31.25) | 38.00 (26.00; 40.25) | −3.462 | 0.001 | 0.905 |
| CFRT ROM: Non-affected side | 41.50 (36.50; 46.00) | 39.00 (35.50; 41.25) | −1.615 | 0.106 | 0.421 |
ROM: Range Of Motion device; CFRT: Cervical Flexion-Rotation Test; Q1: Quartile 1; Q3: Quartile 3