Table 5.
WHOQoL-BREF Scores According to Chiropractic Modalities in Office Workers
| WHOQoL-BREF Scores According to Chiropractic Modality | WHOQoL-BREF Total Score Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: General Health Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Physical Health Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Psychological Status Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Social Status Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Environment Mean ± SD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson drop table plus Nimmo receptor tonus (ischemic compression) (n = 16) | 69.43 ± 8.32 | 82.81 ± 15.05 | 80.13 ± 14.03 | 69.78 ± 9.91 | 68.22 ± 12.98 | 63.28 ± 12.32 |
| Only Nimmo receptor tonus (ischemic compression) (n = 46) | 72.11 ± 8.55 | 80.97 ± 15.53 | 81.21 ± 10.30 | 74.27 ± 11.89 | 71.84 ± 13.55 | 67.18 ± 11.19 |
| Thompson drop table plus Nimmo receptor tonus (ischemic compression) plus Kinesio taping (n = 2) | 75.92 ± 1.30 | 100.00 ± 0.00 | 85.71 ± 0.00 | 91.66 ± 0.00 | 66.66 ± 0.00 | 60.93 ± 2.21 |
| Thompson drop table plus Nimmo receptor tonus (ischemic compression) plus Activator (n = 1) | 67.59 ± 0.00 | 75.00 ± 0.00 | 71.47 ± 0.00 | 70.83 ± 0.00 | 75.00 ± 0.00 | 62.50 ± 0.00 |
| Nimmo receptor tonus (ischemic compression) plus Kinesio taping (n = 4) | 71.05 ± 2.43 | 84.37 ± 11.96 | 78.57 ± 5.04 | 78.12 ± 14.18 | 70.83 ± 4.81 | 60.93 ± 3.12 |
| Nimmo receptor tonus (ischemic compression) plus Activator (n = 2) | 68.97 ± 3.27 | 81.25 ± 8.83 | 78.59 ± 10.06 | 68.74 ± 2.94 | 70.83 ± 5.89 | 62.49 ± 4.41 |
| Only Activator (n = 3) | 66.35 ± 6.95 | 75.00 ± 0.00 | 71.44 ± 3.57 | 58.33 ± 8.33 | 63.88 ± 12.72 | 63.54 ± 10.04 |
| Only Kinesio taping (n = 3) | 71.29 ± 5.78 | 75.00 ± 0.00 | 80.95 ± 2.06 | 73.60 ± 4.80 | 66.66 ± 8.33 | 67.70 ± 15.41 |
| P value | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS |
NS, not statistically significant; SD, standard deviation; WHOQoL-BREF, short version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life survey.