A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of exercise, spinal manipulation, and neuro emotional technique for the treatment of pregnancy-related low back pain

Table 7 Numeric pain rating scale between-group comparisons

Comparison groups	Outcome score			30% Improvement		50% Improvement
	Crude mean difference (95% CI)	Adjusted mean difference¹ (95% CI)	P	Crude proportional difference (95% CI)	P	Crude proportional difference (95% CI)	P
Ex² vs NET	−0.1 (−1.1, 1.0)	0.1 (−1.0, 1.3)	.818	0.19 (−0.12, 0.50)	.898	0.20 (−0.11, 0.51	.894
Ex² vs SMT	−0.5 (−1.8, 0.7)	−0.3 (−1.5, 1.0)	.656	−0.03 (−0.34, 0.28)	.425	0.02 (−0.29, 0.33)	.552
SMT² vs NET	0.5 (−0.7, 1.6)	0.5 (−0.8, 1.7)	.442	0.22 (−0.09, 0.53)	.916	0.18 (−0.13, 0.49)	.871

¹ Adjusted for Gestational Age at entrance into the study, Outcome Measure score at baseline, Maternal age, and history of low back pain using linear regression for testing adjusted mean differences of outcome scores² Reference Category: A positive mean difference favors the reference category.

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