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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 2 Comparison of pain and disability within groups and between groups.

VariablesET (n=25)MET (n=25)CM (n=26)P value*P value***
VAS: rest, cmBaseline5.12±2.805.69±3.065.69±1.680.7100.912
Post-treatment2.13±2.022.52±2.532.35±1.680.797
value**
d1.231.131.99
VAS: activity, cmBaseline6.26±2.936.84±3.146.74±.2.530.5670.176
Post-treatment3.10±2.633.74±2.634.31±2.360.219
value**
d1.141.070.99
CNFDS scoreBaseline12.92±7.5814.44±6.8114.50±6.240.7650.441
Post-treatment6.80±6.587.08±5.018.62±6.400.356
value**
d0.861.230.93
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.

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