Table 2.
Scores of the outcomes after the intervention.
| Outcome | Intervention group (n=48) | Control group (n=46) | P value | ||||
| Pain level of the neck/shoulder pain/stiffness or low back pain after the intervention (12 weeks), mean (SD) | 3.0 (1.1) | 4.0 (0.8) | <.001 | ||||
| Pain level of the neck/shoulder stiffness/pain and low back pain after the intervention (12 weeks), n (%) | <.001 | ||||||
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1a | 2 (4) | 0 (0) |
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2a | 19 (40) | 0 (0) |
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3a | 11 (23) | 15 (33) |
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4a | 10 (21) | 16 (35) |
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5a | 6 (13) | 15 (33) |
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| Presence of severe pain, according to subjective pain scores, Yes (pain score,a 4-5), n (%) | 16 (33) | 31 (67) | <.001 | ||||
| Achievement of subjective symptom improvement, Yes (improved, slightly improved), n (%) | 36 (75) | 3 (7) | <.001 | ||||
aSubjective rating of the degree of pain on a scale of 1 to 5.