Physical Therapy Korea
pISSN 1225-8962
eISSN 2287-982X
Physical Therapy Korea
Comparison of pain and dysfunction level, range of motion of the neck before and after intervention between groups
| Variables (units) |
Dynamic Taping group (n = 20) | Sham Taping group (n = 20) |
t (p) | F (p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRS (point) |
Pre | 6.60 ± 1.19 | 6.75 ± 1.16 | –0.403 (0.689) | Group | 0.581 (0.450) |
| Post | 3.30 ± 0.97 | 3.60 ± 1.31 | –0.819 (0.418) | Time | 211.491 (< 0.001) | |
| t (p) | –10.692 (< 0.001) | –9.890 (< 0.001) | Group x Time | 0.114 (0.737) | ||
| NDI (score) |
Pre | 18.75 ± 3.39 | 17.90 ± 2.73 | 0.874 (0.388) | Group | 0.062 (0.805) |
| Post | 10.35 ± 2.48 | 11.65 ± 4.36 | –1.160 (0.253) | Time | 193.010 (< 0.001) | |
| t (p) | –11.442 (< 0.001) | –8.256 (< 0.001) | Group x Time | 4.157 (0.048) | ||
| Flexion (angle) |
Pre | 47.89 ± 7.45 | 48.64 ± 4.98 | –0.371 (0.713) | Group | 0.218 (0.644) |
| Post | 54.39 ± 6.39 | 52.58 ± 5.19 | 0.986 (0.331) | Time | 45.384 (< 0.001) | |
| t (p) | 5.041 (< 0.001) | 6.942 (< 0.001) | Group x Time | 1.192 (0.282) | ||
| Extension (angle) |
Pre | 43.96 ± 8.58 | 42.89 ± 6.01 | 0.454 (0.653) | Group | 0.726 (0.400) |
| Post | 49.15 ± 7.21 | 46.68 ± 6.55 | 0.805 (0.426) | Time | 24.271 (< 0.001) | |
| t (p) | 3.582 (0.002) | 3.428 (0.003) | Group x Time | 0.592 (0.446) | ||
| Right rotation (angle) |
Pre | 51.12 ± 8.52 | 50.65 ± 6.48 | 0.197 (0.845) | Group | 0.060 (0.807) |
| Post | 52.87 ± 8.70 | 52.19 ± 5.74 | 0.289 (0.774) | Time | 18.956 (< 0.001) | |
| t (p) | 3.910 (0.001) | 2.533 (0.020) | Group x Time | 0.072 (0.790) | ||
| Left rotation (angle) |
Pre | 49.71 ± 6.58 | 47.99 ± 5.09 | 0.922 (0.362) | Group | 0.588 (0.448) |
| Post | 51.60 ± 6.68 | 50.52 ± 5.21 | 0.568 (0.574) | Time | 22.701 (< 0.001) | |
| t (p) | 4.580 (< 0.001) | 3.046 (0.007) | Group x Time | 0.478 (0.494) | ||
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. NRS, numeric rating scale; NDI, neck disability index.