Table 2 Intention-to-treat analysis of neck and shoulder pain intensity the previous 3-months and 7-days
ETG (n = 35) | REF (n = 34) | (95% Conf. Interval) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neck pain previous 3-months | ||||
Pre-intervention | 1.9 ± 1.7 | 2.5 ± 1.9 | - 0.6 (- 1.5 - 0.3) | 0.159 |
Post-intervention | 1.9 ± 2.0 | 1.9 ± 1.8 | - 0.1 (- 1.0 – 0.8) | 0.865 |
Change | 0.0 ± 2.5 | - 0.5 ± 1.7 | 0.5 (- 0.5 – 1.6) | 0.291 |
Neck pain previous 7-days | ||||
Pre-intervention | 1.0 ± 1.4 | 1.0 ± 1.5 | 0.1 (- 0.7 – 0.8) | 0.871 |
Post-intervention | 0.6 ± 1.1 | 0.7 ± 1.4 | - 0.1 (- 0.7 – 0.5) | 0.724 |
Change | - 0.5 ± 1.1† | - 0.3 ± 1.4 | - 0.2 (- 0.8 – 0.5) | 0.602 |
Shoulder pain (right side) previous 3-months | ||||
Pre-intervention | 1.3 ± 2.0 | 1.3 ± 1.5 | 0.0 (- 0.8 – 0.9) | 0.951 |
Post-intervention | 1.1 ± 1.8 | 1.6 ± 2.2 | - 0.5 (- 1.4 – 0.5) | 0.327 |
Change | - 0.1 ± 2.1 | 0.4 ± 1.6 | - 0.5 (- 1.4 – 0.4) | 0.267 |
Shoulder pain (right side) previous 7-days | ||||
Pre-intervention | 0.7 ± 1.7 | 0.5 ± 1.1 | 0.2 (- 0.5 – 0.9) | 0.529 |
Post-intervention | 0.6 ± 1.6 | 0.9 ± 1.9 | - 0.3 (- 1.1 – 0.6) | 0.515 |
Change | - 0.1 ± 1.9 | 0.3 ± 1.2 | - 0.5 (- 1.3 – 0.3) | 0.213 |
Shoulder pain (left side) previous 3-months | ||||
Pre-intervention | 0.8 ± 1.5 | 0.9 ± 1.5 | - 0.0 (- 0.8 – 0.7) | 0.913 |
Post-intervention | 0.7 ± 1.3 | 0.6 ± 1.2 | 0.0 (- 0.6 – 0.6) | 0.969 |
Change | - 0.2 ± 1.6 | - 0.2 ± 1.6 | 0.1 (- 0.7 – 0.8) | 0.895 |
Shoulder pain (left side) previous 7-days | ||||
Pre-intervention | 0.4 ± 1.1 | 0.5 ± 1.3 | - 0.1 (- 0.7 – 0.5) | 0.694 |
Post-intervention | 0.4 ± 1.0 | 0.0 ± 0.2 | 0.3 (0.0 – 0.7) | 0.049* |
Change | - 0.1 ± 1.3 | - 0.5 ± 1.3† | 0.5 (-0.2 – 1.1) | 0.149 |