Prognostic factors for the improvement of pain and disability following multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with chronic neck pain

Table 2 Outcome scores at discharge (T2) (n = 112)

	Entry		Discharge		Entry ➔ Discharge ES	p-value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Entry ➔ Discharge ES	p-value
NASS
pain+disability	2.80	0.71	2.40	0.68	0.56	< 0.001
pain	4.30	1.12	3.56	1.15	0.67	< 0.001
disability	2.41	0.74	2.11	0.70	0.41	< 0.001
SF-36 mental health	64.7	19.5	73.5	15.5	0.45	< 0.001
Total active ROM (°) *	236.1	44.5	253.6	40.6	0.39	< 0.001

*Total active ROM: sum of the range-of-motion for cervical lateral flexion (both sides), cervical rotation (both sides), neck flexion, and neck extension. NASS: North American Spine Society questionnaire (1 = best health; 6 = worst health); SF-36: Short Form 36 questionnaire (0 = worst health; 100 = best health); ES: effect size

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