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Table 3 Mean values for FHP and cervical pain, ROM, strength and disability before and after therapeutic interventions in patients with mechanical neck pain (N = 20)

From: Combining targeted instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization applications and neuromuscular exercises can correct forward head posture and improve the functionality of patients with mechanical neck pain: a randomized control study

Variables

Treatment

1st Treatment

4th Treatment

8th Treatment

2 weeks post-treatment

4 weeks post-treatment

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Forward head position (deg)

CVA in sitting

Before

41,4 (3,2)

42,4 (3,2)

43,7 (3,1)

43,7 (3,6)

46,4 (2,7)

44,6 (3,20)

49,2 (2,6)

44,2 (3,3)

48,6 (2,4)

43,5 (3,0)

After

45,7 (2,8)

43,4 (2,9)

47,3 (3,6)

45,0 (2,8)

49,9 (2,7)

46,0 (3,0)

CVA in standing

Before

46,9 (1,6)

47,0 (2,8)

48,7 (2,0)

47,2 (2,3)

50,8 (1,6)

48,7 (2,4)

52,6 (2,0)

48,5 (2,4)

52,0 (1,9)

47,1 (2,6)

After

50,3 (1,7)

48,0 (2,2)

52,1 (2,1)

48,9 (2,0)

54,1 (1,5)

50,5 (2,1)

Pain

VAS scale

Before

6,1 (1,3)

4,0 (2,3)

3,1 (1,8)

2,8 (2,0)

0,4 (0,3)

1,5 (1,4)

0,4 (0,5)

2,0 (1,5)

0,6 (0,5)

2,5 (1,6)

After

3,6 (1,5)

3,4 (2,1)

1,6 (1,4)

1,9 (1,3)

0,2 (0,4)

0,9 (0,9)

Cervical range of motion (deg)

Flexion

Before

58,7 (8,5)

54,5 (9,8)

64,2 (12,7)

54,4 (12,2)

69,7 (9,4)

58,2 (11,0)

70,2 (7,9)

55,8 (8,9)

69,0 (6,1)

55,3 (8,6)

After

64,7 (6,6)

58,1 (9,6)

70,1 (9,7)

61,4 (8,6)

71,4 (9,2)

62,9 (12,3)

extension

Before

54,5 (12,7)

53,0 (8,8)

59,6 (9,2)

57,2 (9,8)

63,5 (10,7)

61,1 (11,9)

65,2 (8,6)

61,5 (10,3)

65,4 (9,3)

60,4 (11,4)

After

60,6 (11,8)

52,9 (11,3)

68,7 (13,5)

61,4 (10,10)

67,5 (9,4)

59,5 (8,9)

Lateral flexion (right)

Before

42,8 (7,9)

36,0 (8,7)

49,7 (9,3)

40,0 (14,3)

55,0 (7,8)

46,2 (15,2)

58,1 (10,4)

45,1 (12,9)

58,5 (8,9)

43,0 (14,5)

After

46,5 (5,8)

43,6 (11,5)

56,2 (9,42)

43,8 (11,5)

62,3 (8,6)

49,4 (11,5)

Lateral flexion (left)

Before

43,0 (6,3)

37,0 (4,8)

48,3 (9,6)

41,8 (11,7)

57,3 (9,6)

47,0 (12,9)

57,1 (9,6)

46,4 (12,5)

58,4 (9,9)

46,7 (13,2)

After

47,8 (6,2)

44,5 (9,6)

56,5 (9,8)

45,5 (12,3)

64,6 (9,4)

51,7 (9,6)

Rotation (right)

Before

62,5 (17,0)

61,5 (17,8)

73,4 (16,4)

62,3 (17,1)

75,2 (6,3)

65,1 (18,9)

80,3 (7,8)

66,4 (20,6)

75,6 (11,8)

63,2 (17,9)

After

76,0 (14,2)

57,8 (16,3)

78,5 (10,92)

66,1 (18,4)

83,0 (5,9)

70,4 (20,7)

rotation (left)

Before

64,5 (14,1)

62,4 (17,5)

70,5 (13,5)

64,6 (16,3)

76,6 (7,3)

66,3 (16,9)

79,9 (5,0)

69,3 (18,7)

79,0 (4,9)

64,0 (16,9)

After

76,5 (15,1)

61,9 (17,6)

78,8 (13,4)

68,6 (17,5)

84,0 (6,1)

67,8 (17,7)

Strength (kgr)

Flexion

Before

24,8 (13,2)

16,4 (3,9)

26,3 (8,8)

18,2 (7,0)

33,3 (10,5)

27,0 (9,9)

34,5 (9,7)

27,7 (10,6)

37,1 (12,5)

28,0 (10,5)

After

30,0 (8,4)

19,7 (7,2)

32,1 (11,9)

22,2 (8,7)

40,3 (12,0)

29,2 (12,2)

Extension

Before

83,6 (22,3)

77,6 (30,8)

95,1 (35,1)

89,6 (44,3)

109,1 (34,6)

99,3 (51,7)

108,0 (35,4)

99,7 (50,4)

111,3 (31,1)

95,0 (45,5)

After

90,4 (20,7)

76,5 (32,7)

103,0 (32,6)

92,2 (50,5)

127,1 (28,4)

104,1 (51,8)

Lateral flexion (right)

Before

35,1 (20,7)

30,4 (10,5)

42,1 (17,1)

35,5 (10,7)

44,0 (17,1)

48,3 (20,8)

48,0 (16,6)

46,9 (19,2)

51,0 (14,7)

47,1 (18,4)

After

44,3 (23,2)

30,3 (12,2)

45,3 (23,2)

38,9 (11,5)

50,3 (16,8)

55,8 (25,9)

Lateral flexion (left)

Before

39,3 (29,3)

29,5 (9,6)

39,7 (25,5)

35,1 (14,7)

47,7 (23,4)

47,1 (26,2)

47,7 (17,4)

43,6 (17,5)

50,8 (13,3)

43,4 (17,8)

After

46,3 (26,6)

32,6 (12,7)

46,5 (26,2)

41,7 (14,1)

54,0 (22,3)

52,6 (28,9)

Disability

Neck disability Index

before

31,4 (10,1)

29 (11,1)

18,6 (6,7)

25 (10,8)

11,8 (3,9)

23 (10,5)

9,8 (3,6)

22,2 (9,2)

6,2 (1,9)

23,2 (7,2)