Effect of ice massage with integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique on pain and function in subjects with mechanical neck pain: randomized controlled trial

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy

Table 2 Comparison between the dependent variables between study groups

Group	VAS		Pain threshold		ROM SB RT		ROM SB LT		NDI
Group	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
Experimental
X ± SD	6.25 ± 1.16	2.85 ± 1.18	0.735 ± 0.28	3.20 ± 0.71	38.25 ± 6.1	44.25 ± 1.831	36.5 ± 5.87	44.75 ± 1.118	46.3 ± 9.20	19.05 ± 13.05
CI	5.7–6.7	2.2–3.6	0.5–0.8	2.6–3.2	35.5–40.9	43.4–45.07	33.–39.2	44.2–45.2	40.9–51.6	14.3–23.7
Percentage of improvement	54.40%		335.37%		15.69%		22.6%		58.59%
Control
X ± SD	6.95 ± .89	2.90 ± 1.29	0.88 ± 0.34	2.97 ± 0.59	35.00 ± 6.07	44.15 ± 1.651	40.0 ± 6.07	44.75 ± 1.118	51.00 ± 14.0	23.70 ± 6.626
CI	6.4–7.4	2.3–3.4	0.7–1.02	2.9–3.4	32.2–37.7	43.4–45.07	37.2–42.7	44.2–45.2	45.61–56.38	19.01–28.38
F	0.86	0.78	0.35	0.55	0.09	0.0001	0.022	0.0001	4.73	7.03
Sig.	.059	.899	.153	.288	.094	1	.072	1	.219	.164
Percentage of improvement	58.27%		238.07%		26.43%		11.88%		53.53%