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

Table 2

Comparison of NDI between and within groups .

group	Before exercise (%)	After exercise (%)	3-week follow-up (%)
Shi’s DT	12(8,20)	6(3.25,12)^△	2(0,4)
MP	13(6,20.5)	6(2,10)^△	4(2,8)
Z	-0.327	-0.922	-1.742
P	0.744	0.357	0.082

Note: The data was used in a K-S test for statistical analysis. Observation time points: (1) before intervention; (2) after intervention; and (3) 3-week follow-up. △, P < 0.05 with Wilcoxon signed rank test compared with data before exercise in the same group. , P < 0.05 with Wilcoxon signed rank test compared with data after exercise in the same group.