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
1ABCDEF*, İnci Yüksel 1ADEF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945149
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945149
Table 2 Comparison of pain and disability within groups and between groups.
| Variables | ET (n=25) | MET (n=25) | CM (n=26) | P value* | P value*** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAS: rest, cm | Baseline | 5.12±2.80 | 5.69±3.06 | 5.69±1.68 | 0.710 | 0.912 |
| Post-treatment | 2.13±2.02 | 2.52±2.53 | 2.35±1.68 | 0.797 | ||
| value** | ||||||
| d | 1.23 | 1.13 | 1.99 | |||
| VAS: activity, cm | Baseline | 6.26±2.93 | 6.84±3.14 | 6.74±.2.53 | 0.567 | 0.176 |
| Post-treatment | 3.10±2.63 | 3.74±2.63 | 4.31±2.36 | 0.219 | ||
| value** | ||||||
| d | 1.14 | 1.07 | 0.99 | |||
| CNFDS score | Baseline | 12.92±7.58 | 14.44±6.81 | 14.50±6.24 | 0.765 | 0.441 |
| Post-treatment | 6.80±6.58 | 7.08±5.01 | 8.62±6.40 | 0.356 | ||
| value** | ||||||
| d | 0.86 | 1.23 | 0.93 | |||
| ET – electro/thermal therapy; MET – muscle energy technique; CM – cervical mobilization; VAS – visual analogue scale; CNFDS – Copenhagen neck functional disability scale. Values are mean±SD unless otherwise indicated. * Kruskal-Wallis H test; ** Wilcoxon signed-rank test; *** Quade test (non-parametric ANCOVA). d – effect size. | ||||||