A 12-Words-for-Life-Nurturing Exercise Program as an Alternative Therapy for Cervical Spondylosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Baseline information of treatment group and control group.

Classification	Treatment	Control
	Cases number	125	125
	Sex ratio (M : F)	53 : 72	59 : 66
	Mean age (years old)	44.55±12.42	45.02±12.21
	Mean height (m)	1.70±0.22	1.71±0.25
	Mean weight (kg)	67.35±5.70	68.61±6.51
	BMI (kg/m^2)	23.31±2.48	23.76±2.21
Types	CSM (%)	10 (8.0)	9 (7.2)
	CSR (%)	35 (28.0)	38 (30.4)
	CS (%)	80 (64.0)	78 (62.4)
Scores	VAS score (𝑥±𝑠)	42.08±5.03	45.02±12.21
	NDI score (𝑥±𝑠)	14.15±2.33	15.12±3.01
SF-36 scores	RP (𝑥±𝑠)	36.71±12.57	37.30±21.93
	PF (𝑥±𝑠)	24.37±10.41	25.39±11.29
	GH (𝑥±𝑠)	39.21±22.40	32.38±22.32
	BP (𝑥±𝑠)	35.00±14.58	36.67±14.14
	SF (𝑥±𝑠)	31.05±6.29	30.75±6.28
	VT (𝑥±𝑠)	44.38±17.56	38.81±19.61
	MH (𝑥±𝑠)	38.06±16.31	39.69±14.82
	RE (𝑥±𝑠)	34.38±25.18	31.75±24.27
	RP (𝑥±𝑠)	36.71±12.57	37.30±21.93
	PF (𝑥±𝑠)	24.37±10.41	25.39±11.29

BMI: body mass index; CSM: cervical spondylotic myelopathy; CSR: Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy; CS: ordinary cervical spondylosis; M : F means male : female; VAS means visual analogue scale; NDI means neck disabled index. RP, PF, GH, BP, SF, VT, MH and RE represent for Role-physical, Physical Function, General Health, Bodily Pain, Social Function, Vitality, Mental Health, Role-Emotional, respectively.