Table 3 One-way RM ANOVA results for pain and trunk mobility and two-way RM ANOVA results for ADC (treatment factor).

From: Short-term increase in discs’ apparent diffusion is associated with pain and mobility improvements after spinal mobilization for low back pain

 

Before

After

F

P-value

Power

Effect size (η2)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Pain (on 10)

VAS

5.4 ± 1.9

2.1 ± 1.5

61.9

<0.001

1.000

0.510

OAS

5.5 ± 1.6

2.3 ± 1.7

61.8

<0.001

1.000

0.523

Mobility (cm)

TF

28 ± 15

19 ± 13

12.9

0.003

0.911

0.092

TE

62 ± 5

57 ± 6

13.2

0.002

0.919

0.199

TLF l

50 ± 6

46 ± 6

20.5

<0.001

0.991

0.157

TLF r

49 ± 8

44 ± 5

14.3

0.002

0.939

0.130

ADC

ADC all

  

98.9

<0.001

1.000

0.026

ADC ant

  

83.8

<0.001

1.000

0.041

ADC mid

  

21.2

<0.001

0.992

0.014

ADC post

  

69.4

<0.001

1.000

0.022

  1. VAS: visual analogue scale; OAS: oral analogue scale; TF: trunk flexion; TE: trunk extension; TLFl: lateral flexion left; TLFr: lateral flexion right; ADCall: mean of ADCant, ADCmid, and ADCpost; ADCant: mean of anterior ROIs; ADCmid: mean of middle ROIs; ADCpost: mean of posterior ROIs; significant values are in bold.
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