Table 4 The difference in changes in bodily pain (BP) and physical function (PF) between the manual therapy and the control group between baseline, 3, 6, 12 and 96 months
Baseline | 3 | Months | 6 | Months | 12 | Months | 96 months | (8 years) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline value | Change | Difference in change | Change | Difference in change | Change | Difference in Change | Change | Difference in change | |
(95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | |
BP | P = 0.043 | P = 0.015 | P = 0.003 | P < 0.001 | |||||
Manual therapy group | 37.3 (31.7–4.7) | 19.2 (1.2–26.4) | 10.2 (0.9–19.4) | 24.9 (17.4–32.3) | 14.0 (4.0–23.9) | 28.2 (20.8–35.7) | 17.6 (7.3–27.9) | 39.9 (30.9–48.8) | 21.7 (9.1–34.3) |
Control group | 43.8 (35.6–52.0) | 9.0 (3.0–15.1) | 10.9 (4.1–17.7) | 10.6 (3.3–18.0) | 18.2 (9.0–27.4) | ||||
PF | P = 0.003 | P = 0.005 | P = 0.002 | P < 0.001 | |||||
Manual therapy group | 70.4 (64.5–76.3) | 12.8 (6.8–18.8) | 9.0 (1.6–16.3) | 14.4 (8.5–20.4) | 11.5 (3.5–19.6) | 13.1 (5.9–20.2) | 10.2 (1.9–18.4) | 21.1 (6.9–34.4) | 17.6 (6.7–28.4) |
Control group | 73.3 (65.9–80.8) | 3.8 (− 0.5–8.1) | 2.9 (− 2.7–8.4) | 2.9 (− 1.5–7.3) | 3.5 (− 5.2–12.2) |