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Table 3 Pain intensity measured with the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) before and after intervention in intervention and control group

From: Short-term effects of postural taping on pain and forward head posture: a randomized controlled trial

 

Intervention group (n = 12)

Control group (n = 14)

NRS

Median (min-max)

Median (min-max)

Baseline

5 (3–7)

4 (2–7)

Follow-up

2.5 (0–7)*

3 (2–8)

Baseline vs Follow-up

−2 (− 7-0)‡

−1 (− 4–3)‡

  1. NRS 0–10, best to worse
  2. * Intragroup difference (p < 0.05)
  3. ‡ Difference between groups (p < 0.05)