Table 3 Baseline characteristics of participants
From: Does inter-vertebral range of motion increase after spinal manipulation? A prospective cohort study
| Â | Patients | Healthy volunteers | Significance (p) |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 29 | 30 | Â |
Age (years) | 39.7 (13.1) | 40.9 (13.1) | 0.72†|
Females | 21/29 | 21/30 | 0.23‡ |
With skeletal variants/anomalies | 9/29 | 5/29 | 0.23‡ |
Regional range of motion in flexion (degrees-SD) | 49 (6.7) | 53 (7.2) | 0.04†|
Regional range of motion in extension (degrees-SD) | 51 (7.2) | 56 (6.6) | 0.03†|
Median pain duration, weeks (interquartile range) | 12 (2–36) |  |  |
With other pain sites | 18/29 | - | - |
Mean pain pressure threshold, kPa (SD) | 475 (160) | - | -- |
Mean pain score/10 (SD) | 5 (1.5) | - | - |
Mean NDI score/50 (SD) | 13 (6.7) | - | - |
Mean EQ-5D-5Â L VAS/100 | 75 (15.5) | - | - |
EQ-5D-5Â L Index (SD) | 0.74 (0.099) | - | - |
Mean number of treatment visits (range) | 8 (7–8) | - | - |