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Table 2 Comparison of treatment between MM group and NMM group

From: Factors influencing and long-term effects of manual myotomy phenomenon during physiotherapy for congenital muscular torticollis

Variables

MM group

NMM group

P

Age at diagnosis(day)

26.9 ± 17.34

41.90 ± 21.02

 < 0.05

Age at initial physiotherapy session(day)

29.63 ± 21.85

54.69 ± 55.65

 < 0.05

Time to SCM mass disappearance(day)

51.2 ± 96.14

355.27 ± 195.16

 < 0.05

Total days of physiotherapy(day)

343.93 ± 309.31

377.23 ± 297.85

 > 0.05

Number of physiotherapy clinic visits(times)

20.85 ± 19.87

27.5 ± 29.00

 > 0.05

Total number of physiotherapy sessions(times)

41.95 ± 21.97

54.46 ± 32.88

 < 0.05

Total physiotherapy frequency(times)

0.26 ± 0.31

0.22 ± 0.13

 > 0.05

Maximum thickness of the involved SCM (mm)

34.88 ± 7.04

31.13 ± 5.52

 < 0.05

Thickness difference of the involved and normal SCMs (mm)

30.35 ± 7.03

25.15 ± 9.07

 < 0.05

Thickness ratio of the involved to normal SCM

9.18 ± 2.34

7.65 ± 2.69

 < 0.05

SCM mass volume (mm3)

10,426.19 ± 4540.48

9510.55 ± 5427.27

 > 0.05