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04 August 2024 : Clinical Research  

Efficacy Comparison of Osteopathic Muscle Energy Techniques and Cervical Mobilization on Pain, Disability, and Proprioception in Cervical Spondylosis Patients

Buse Sezerel ORCID logo1ABCDEF*, İnci Yüksel ORCID logo1ADEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945149

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945149

Table 1 General characteristics of patients.

VariablesET (n=25)MET (n=25)CM (n=26)P value
Age, years, (mean±SD)55.48±8.2451.60±7.6450.54±8.430.068*
BMI, kg/m, (mean±SD)28.47±5.4527.11±4.8028.63±5.930.741*
Pain duration, months, (mean±SD)27.80±32.0221.16±25.7332.69±39.410.358*
Sex, Male/Female, n (%)10 (40)/15 (60)8 (32)/17 (68)3 (11.5)/23 (88.5)0.063**
Arm dominance, right/left, n (%)25 (100)/0 (0)23 (92)/2 (8)24 (92.3)/2 (7.7)0.192***
Leg dominance, right/left, n (%)23 (92)/2 (8)21 (84)/4 (16)23 (88.5)/3 (11.5)0.679***
Occupation type, n (%)
 White collar10 (40)7 (28)9 (34.6)0.206***
 Blue collar2 (8)9 (36)3 (11.5)
 Retired6 (24)3 (12)4 (15.4)
 Homemaker7 (28)6 (24)10 (38.5)
SD – standard deviation; ET – electro/thermal therapy; MET – muscle energy technique; CM – cervical mobilization; BMI – body mass index.
* Kruskal-Wallis H test;
** Chi-square test;
*** Likelihood ratio chi-square test.

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