Table 5 Differences in change in pain and disability between the groups. Neck and back pain separately

Baseline value

Change*

Diff. in change†

Change*

Diff. in change†

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

p-value

p-value

5.6

2.5

2.5

(5.4-5.9)

(2.1-2.9)

(2.0-3.0)

n = 129

n = 117

0.9

n = 112

0.8

(0.3-1.6)

(0.2-1.4)

0.004

0.012

5.5

1.6

1.7

(5.2-5.8)

(1.1-2.0)

(1.3-2.1)

n = 134

n = 115

n = 101

5.5

2.7

2.4

(5.2-5.8)

(2.3-3.1)

(2.0-3.0)

n = 92

n = 86

1.1

n = 83

0.1

(0.4-1.7)

((-0.6)-0.8)

0.003

0.712

5.4

1.6

2.3

(5.5-5.7)

(1.1-2.2)

(1.8-2.9)

n = 80

n = 70

n = 65

2.8

1.3

1.4

(2.4-3.1)

(1.0-1.8)

(1.1-1.8)

n = 131

n = 115

0.6

n = 116

0.7

(0.0-1.3)

(0.1-1.4)

0.044

0.023

2.7

0.7

0.7

(2.3-3.1)

(0.2-1.2)

(0.2-1.2)

n = 133

n = 114

n = 100

2.8

1.2

1.5

(2.4-3.3)

(0.7-1.8)

(0.9-2.0)

n = 92

n = 86

0.5

n = 82

0.5

((-0.3)-1.4)

((-0.4)-1.4)

0.198

0.282

3.0

0.7

1.0

(2.4-3.5)

(0.1-1.3)

(0.3-1.6)

n = 80

n = 71

n = 65

3.0

1.2

1.3

(2.7-3.3)

(0.9-1.5)

(1.0-1.6)

n = 131

n = 118

0.4

n = 115

0.5

((-0.1)-0.8)

(0.1-1.0)

0.087

0.016

3.0

0.8

0.8

(2.7-3.3)

(0.5-1.2)

(0.4-1.1)

n = 134

n = 116

n = 104

3.2

1.4

1.5

(2.8-3.5)

(1.1-1.9)

(1.1-1.9)

n = 92

n = 86

0.7

n = 84

0.6

(0.2-1.3)

(0.1-1.2)

0.006

0.032

3.0

0.7

0.9

(2.6-3.4)

(0.4-1.1)

(0.5-1.3)

n = 80

n = 71

n = 66