The Effect of Traditional Cupping on Pain and Mechanical Thresholds in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Study
Table 2
Outcomes of subjective measures at T1 and T2.
T1
T2
Estimated difference at T2
ANCOVA
TG () (mean ± SD)
WL () (mean ± SD)
TG () (mean ± SD)
WL () (mean ± SD)
diff TG versus WL* (95% CI)
Pain at rest (PR)
44.9±18.2
42.6±17.8
28.5 ± 23.9
45.7 ± 16.4
−17.9 (−29.2 to −6.6)
44
10.2
0.003
Maximal pain related to movement (PM)
53.9±25.7
65.6±22.1
29.1 ± 20.9
53.8 ± 26.1
−19.7 (−32.2 to −7.2)
44
10.1
0.003
Neck Disability Index (NDI)
−3.6 (−8.7 to 1.6)
44
2.0
0.168
SF-36 Physical Functioning
7.5 (1.4 to 13.5)
44
6.2
0.017
SF-36 Role Physical
6.4 (−12.0 to 24.8)
44
0.5
0.483
SF-36 Bodily Pain
14.9 (4.4 to 25.4)
44
8.2
0.007
SF-36 General Health Perception
4.1 (−3.3 to 11.5)
44
1.3
0.268
SF-36 Vitality
2.1 (−5.1 to 9.2)
44
0.3
0.561
SF-36 Social Function
4.4 (−6.8 to 15.6)
44
0.6
0.434
SF-36 Role Emotional
−0.1 (−19.8 to 19.6)
44
0.0
0.991
SF-36 Mental Health
−3.4 (−10.7 to 4.0)
44
0.9
0.358
SF-36 Physical Component Score
5.0 (1.4 to 8.5)
44
7.8
0.008
SF-36 Mental Component Score
−2.1 (−7.1 to 3.0)
44
0.7
0.415
*Group differences and values from an ANCOVA model with 2 groups, baseline values as covariate.
