Shi’s Daoyin Therapy for Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of subjects.

	Shi’s DT group	MP group	P value
Number	57	57
Age (year) Mean (SD)	32.79 (7.53)	34.40 (7.09)	0.241
Gender (n)
Female	30	33	0.572
Male	27	24
Duration
≤3 months	22	19	0.840
3~6 months	8	9
6~12 months	27	29
NDI (0-50)
M (Q1, Q3)	12(8, 20)	13(6, 20.5)	0.744
ROM (°)
Flexion and extension
M (Q1, Q3)	109.60 (99.10, 116.70)	106.15 (87.34, 118.95)	0.308
Left and right bending	92.19	86.68
M (Q1, Q3)	(81.47, 98.55)	(77.95, 98.12)	0.217
Left and right rotation	133.70	132.49
M(Q1, Q3)	(112.00, 147.52)	(113.72, 143.42)	0.371
NPRS
(0-10) M(Q1, Q3)	3 (2, 4)	3 (3, 4.25)	0.144
MVIF
Flexion and extension
M (Q1, Q3)	17.85 (12.58, 24.68)	18.90 (13.40, 23.68)	0.520
Left and right bending
M (Q1, Q3)	14.10 (9.35, 19.50)	14.00 (10.40, 19.60)	0.503

Notes: Data that did not conform to a normal distribution was described by M (Q1, Q3). Shi’s DT group, Shi’s Daoyin therapy group; MP group, Melbourne Protocol (MP) with the Multi-Cervical Unit (MCU); NDI, Neck Disability Index; ROM, range of motion; NPRS, Numerical Pain Rating Scale; MVIF, maximal voluntary isometric force.