Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristics | Intervention group (n=48) | Control group (n=46) | |||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 41.8 (8.7) | 42.4 (8.0) | |||
| Sex, n (%) | |||||
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Women | 9 (19) | 13 (28) | ||
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Men | 39 (81) | 33 (72) | ||
| Severe neck/shoulder stiffness/pain,a n (%) | 34 (71) | 31 (67) | |||
| Severe low back pain,a n (%) | 11 (23) | 18 (39) | |||
| Pain level of neck/shoulder stiffness or low back pain, n (%) | |||||
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3b | 10 (21) | 9 (20) | ||
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4b | 24 (50) | 19 (41) | ||
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5b | 13 (27) | 16 (35) | ||
aA score of 4 or more indicates severe pain.
bSubjective ratings of the degree of pain on a scale of 1 to 5.