Figure 4.

Forest plot demonstrating the effectiveness of manual therapy on cervical range of motion (CROM) at 4–6 weeks post-therapy ^{a, b}.

(1) Carrasco-Uribarren (2021) = traction-manipulation(2) Micarelli (2021) = sustained natural apophyseal glides(3) Reid (2008) = sustained natural apophyseal glides(4) Reid (2014 Sept+2015) = sustained natural apophyseal glides and cervical mobilizations^a CROM: degrees; the higher the CROM, the higher the cervical mobility^b Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; CROM = cervical range of motion; df = degrees of freedom; IV = inverse variance; MT = manual therapy; SD = standard deviation