Research Article
Effectiveness of an Eye-Cervical Re-Education Program in Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 2
Descriptive statistics of primary outcomes measurements for all participants and a comparison between the two measurements and the two groups.
| | Variable | Group | Pretest median (IQR) | Posttest median (IQR) | Within-group | Change score median (IQR) | Between-group | | value | value | Effect size |
| | PPT right trapezius | Control | 2.77 (1.64; 3.50) | 2.90 (1.89; 3.99) | | −0.28 (0.33) | | 1.10 | | Exp | 2.13 (1.38; 3.69) | 3.06 (1.86; 4.40) | | −0.59 (0.26) | | PPT left trapezius | Control | 2.99 (1.85; 3.55) | 3.20 (2.04; 3.81) | | −0.30 (0.37) | | 0.78 | | Exp | 2.74 (1.65) | 3.38 (1.16) | | −0.64 (0.49) | | PPT right levator scapula | Control | 2.74 (1.02) | 3.22 (1.12) | | −0.48 (−0.56; −0.17) | | 0.36 | | Exp | 2.47 (1.90; 3.36) | 3.08 (2.46; 4.79) | | −0.64 (−1.34; −0.34) | | PPT left levator scapula | Control | 2.91 (1.08) | 3.43 (1.15) | | −0.39 (−0.78; −0.09) | | 0.11 | | Exp | 2.59 (2.01; 3.45) | 3.15 (2.56; 5.08) | | −0.48 (−1.16; −0.05) | | PPT right splenius capitis | Control | 1.67 (0.68) | 2.06 (0.60) | | −0.45 (−0.51; −0.31) | | 0.02 | | Exp | 1.59 (1.02; 2.04) | 1.91 (1.55; 2.63) | | −0.41 (−0.75; −0.25) | | PPT left splenius capitis | Control | 1.78 (0.61) | 2.10 (0.57) | | −0.33 (0.28) | | 0.72 | | Exp | 1.79 (0.75) | 2.37 (0.74) | | −0.58 (0.41) | | Flexion (°) | Control | 37.73 (15.94) | 43.86 (14.55) | | 5.00 (5.00; 6.25) | | 0.69 | | Exp | 35.00 (20.00; 60.00) | 62.50 (50.00; 70.00) | | 20.00 (8.75; 31.25) | | Extension (°) | Control | 20.00 (10.00; 46.25) | 30.00 (18.75; 46.25) | | 2.50 (0.00; 5.00) | | 0.76 | | Exp | 25.00 (10.00; 40.00) | 45.00 (35.00; 50.00) | | 15.00 (8.00; 25.00) | | Right side bending (°) | Control | 35.00 (25.00; 45.00) | 42.50 (30.00; 46.25) | | 5.00 (3.75; 5.00) | | 0.98 | | Exp | 30.00 (25.00; 40.00) | 50.00 (45.00; 61.25 | | 20.00 (15.00; 25.00) | | Left side bending (°) | Control | 40.00 (20.00; 45.00) | 42.50 (30.00; 50.00) | | 7.50 (0.00; 15.00) | | 0.52 | | Exp | 32.05 (10.44) | 54.32 (7.12) | | 21.00 (13.75; 25.00) | | Right rotation (°) | Control | 48.18 (23.02) | 55.68 (22.11) | | 5.00 (5.00; 10.00) | | 0.92 | | Exp | 47.50 (30.00; 60.00) | 85.00 (75.00; 86.25) | | 31.50 (25.00; 45.00) | | Left rotation (°) | Control | 49.23 (22.36) | 59.55 (20.75) | | 15.00 (5.00; 26.25) | | 0.41 | | Exp | 46.00 (30.00; 56.25) | 85.00 (70.00; 90.00) | | 35.00 (23.75; 43.50) |
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Mean and SD are shown. Cohen’s d. |
