18 June 2024>: Clinical Research
Improving Function and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain, Tension-Type Headache, and Forward Head Posture: The Role of Eyeball Exercise and Cervical Stabilization Programs
Sam-Ho Park 1ABCE , Youn-Joong Oh 2BCDE , Myung-Mo Lee 1ACG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944315
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944315
Table 2 Comparison of pre- and post-intervention scores between groups.
Experimental group (n=20) | Control group (n=20) | t(p) | ||
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NRS (point) | Pre | 7.11±0.96# | 6.78±0.88 | 1.085 (.286) |
Post | 3.22±0.88 | 3.44±1.15 | ||
Post-pre | −3.89±1.37 | −3.33±1.45 | 1.142 (.269) | |
t(p) | −12.068 (.000)* | −9.718 (.000)* | ||
NDI (score) | Pre | 16.83±4.26 | 18.28±3.41 | −1.123 (.269) |
Post | 7.39±2.09 | 11.61±2.48 | ||
Post-pre | −9.44±4.41 | −6.67±3.29 | 2.239 (.039)* | |
t(p) | −9.088 (.000)* | −8.597 (.000)* | ||
PCS (score) | Pre | 33.96±3.12 | 33.32±3.99 | .531 (.599) |
Post | 52.85±1.67 | 48.52±3.28 | ||
Post-pre | 18.89±3.18 | 15.20±4.45 | −2.937 (.009)* | |
t(p) | 25.214 (.000)* | 14.478 (.000)* | ||
MCS (score) | Pre | 30.97±3.66 | 30.40±4.33 | .425 (.674) |
Post | 53.42±4.75 | 47.66±4.13 | ||
Post-pre | 22.45±6.73 | 17.26±6.72 | −2.209 (.041)* | |
t(p) | 14.160 (.000)* | 10.895 (.000)* | ||
HIT-6 (score) | Pre | 61.89±3.19 | 61.06±2.39 | .886 (.382) |
Post | 55.28±3.23 | 57.78±3.12 | ||
Post-pre | −6.61±4.15 | −3.28±4.29 | 2.369 (.030)* | |
t(p) | −6.765 (.000)* | −3.238 (.005)* | ||
# Mean±standard deviation; * p NRS – numeric rating scale; NDI – neck disability index; PCS – physical component summary; MCS – mental component summary; HIT-6 – headache impact test-6. |