28 November 2023: Clinical Research
A Study of 45 Patients with Chronic Neck Pain to Compare the Effects on Pain and Disability of 4 Weeks of Physical Therapy with the Active Release Technique and Strain-Counterstrain Manipulation with Massage Alone, Before and After Treatment
Deone Kang ABCDEF , Jongeun Yim ABCDF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942027
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e942027
Table 1 Result of before and after treatment.
| Evaluation | Control Group | ART Group | SCS Group | F(p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAS (score) | Pre | 4.86±1.47 | 5.53±1.39 | 5.21±1.05 | 14.89 (0.000) |
| Post | 2.93±1.16 | 2.15±0.68 | 2.57±0.64 | ||
| Pre-post | 1.93±0.59 | 3.38 ±0.76 | 2.64±0.74 | ||
| T(p) | 11.61 (0.000) | 15.89 (0.000) | 13.27 (0.000) | ||
| NDI (score) | Pre | 11.06±3.05 | 13.00±5.19 | 11.57±4.78 | 13.49 (0.000) |
| Post | 9.20±2.80 | 7.30±2.81 | 7.85±3.27 | ||
| Pre-post | 1.86±0.91 | 5.69±2.78 | 3.71±1.81 | ||
| T(p) | 7.89 (0.000) | 7.38 (0.000) | 7.65 (0.000) | ||
| PPT (kg) | Pre | 2.94±0.84 | 2.35±0.69 | 2.27±0.87 | 23.94 (0.000) |
| Post | 3.50±0.84 | 3.60±0.48 | 4.02±0.68 | ||
| Pre-post | 0.56±0.21 | 1.24±0.47 | 1.75±0.62 | ||
| T(p) | −9.87 (0.000) | −9.41 (0.000) | −10.52 (0.000) | ||
| VAS – Visual Analog Scale; NDI – Neck Disability Index; PPT – pressure pain threshold; ART – active release technique; SCS – strain-counterstrain. * | |||||