Table 4 Between-group NDI score pre and post-intervention
Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sections | Intervention group | Control group | Intervention group | Control group | ||||||||
Mean Rank | Sum of Ranks | Mean Rank | Sum of Ranks | d | P-value* | Mean Rank | Sum of Ranks | Mean Rank | Sum of Ranks | D | P-value* | |
Pain intensity | 12.67 | 152.00 | 12.33 | 148.00 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.13 | 109.50 | 15.88 | 190.50 | 1.086 | 0.017 |
Personal care (washing, dressing, etc.) | 13.29 | 159.50 | 11.71 | 140.50 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.33 | 136.00 | 13.67 | 164.00 | 0.335 | 0.443 |
Lifting | 12.63 | 151.50 | 12.38 | 148.50 | 0.570 | 0.180 | 9.79 | 117.50 | 15.21 | 182.50 | 0.829 | 0.060 |
Reading | 13.04 | 156.50 | 11.96 | 143.50 | 0.417 | 0.317 | 10.25 | 123.00 | 14.75 | 177.00 | 0.671 | 0.128 |
Headaches | 11.25 | 135.00 | 13.75 | 165.00 | 0.756 | 0.083 | 8.33 | 100.00 | 16.67 | 200.00 | 1.459 | 0.003 |
Concentration | 13.33 | 160.00 | 11.67 | 140.00 | 0.237 | 0.564 | 10.63 | 127.50 | 14.38 | 172.50 | 0.550 | 0.198 |
Work | 14.13 | 169.50 | 10.88 | 130.50 | 0.417 | 0.317 | 11.00 | 132.00 | 14.00 | 168.00 | 0.434 | 0.319 |
Driving | 13.00 | 156.00 | 12.00 | 144.00 | 0.417 | 0.317 | 9.13 | 109.50 | 15.88 | 190.50 | 1.086 | 0.017 |
Sleeping | 11.58 | 139.00 | 13.42 | 161.00 | 0.603 | 0.157 | 10.67 | 128.00 | 14.33 | 172.00 | 0.537 | 0.219 |
Recreation | 14.50 | 174.00 | 10.50 | 126.00 | 0.603 | 0.157 | 13.00 | 156.00 | 12.00 | 144.00 | 0.142 | 0.755 |
Total NDI score, MD (95% CI) | 27.08 ± 9.78 | 25.41 ± 10.78 | 1.66 (-7.04, 10.38) | 0.162 | 0.696 | 17.41 ± 7.10 | 25.58 ± 10.38 | -8.16 (− 15.70, − 0.63) | − 0.918 | 0.035 | 0.035 | |