Skip to main content

Table 2 Means, Standard Deviations (SD), and Within and Between Group Differences for Disability and Pain in the Exercise Groups Following the Intervention Period

From: Comparison of muscle activation imbalance following core stability or general exercises in nonspecific low back pain: a quasi-randomized controlled trial

 

Core Stability Group

General Exercise Group

 

Outcome Measures

Before

After

P-value for Differencea

Before

After

P-value for Differencea

P-value for Difference Between Groupsb

Oswestry disability

50.55 (12.08)

32.77 (11.0)

P < 0.001

50.67 (10.41)

37.62 (10.87)

P < 0.001

P = 0.14

Pain intensity

51.36 (9.02)

15.09 (12.4)

P < 0.001

52.86 (9.02)

15.10 (13.80)

P < 0.001

P = 0.72

  1. aP-value for paired t test
  2. bP-value for ANCOVA, adjusted for baseline values