A comparison of manual therapy and active rehabilitation in the treatment of non specific low back pain with particular reference to a patient's Linton & Hallden psychological screening score: a pilot study.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord · 2007 · PMC2200654 · PMID 17976243

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borderline significantp = 0.055so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Treatment group was borderline significant (p = 0.055) for VAS, with final adjusted active rehabilitation mean score 15.8 higher than manual therapy (95% CI -6.0 to 37.5).

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marginally significantp = 0.067so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Results The manual therapy group demonstrated a greater treatment effect compared with active rehabilitation for RMQ (mean difference 3.6, 95% CI 1.1 – 6.2, p = 0.006) and PRI (7.1, 95% CI 2.0 – 12.2, p = 0.007) and marginally significant results for VAS (15, 95% CI -1.1 to 31.2, p = 0.067).

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