Effect of manual therapy on pain, disability and neural mobility in patients of lumbar prolapsed intervertebral disc: A randomized controlled trial

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Post hoc analysis (one-way ANOVA) for mean change in outcome variables between different groups

Variables	SMWLM MD ± SD (95%CI)	HVLA MD ± SD (95%CI)	NM MD ± SD (95%CI)	CT MD ± SD (95%CI)	F	p
Mean VAS change	6.05 ± 1.32 (5.43 to 6.67)	3.68 ± 0.75 (3.32 to 4.04)	3.2 ± 0.62 (2.91 to 3.49)	1.91 ± 1.22 (1.35 to 2.46)	57.94	0.0001^*
Mean ODI change	15.65 ± 2.43 (14.51 to 16.79)	11.89 ± 1.29 (11.27 to 12.51)	10.85 ± 1.53 (10.13 to 11.57)	3.77 ± 2.43 (2.66 to 4.87)	126.62	0.0001^*
Mean SLR ROM change	15.06 ± 3.1 (16.51 to 13.61)	7.89 ± 2.21 (8.95 to 6.82)	7.07 ± 2.58 (8.28 to 5.86)	1.59 ± 2.58 (2.76 to 0.41)	89.66	0.0001^*

	SMWLM Mean ± SD	HVLA Mean ± SD	NM Mean ± SD	CT Mean ± SD	F	p
VAS	8.1 ± 0.97	8 ± 0.88	7.8 ± 1.15	8.1 ± 0.77	0.438	0.726
ODI	26.75 ± 2.4	27.84 ± 1.68	27.6 ± 1.6	27.76 ± 1.18	1.615	0.193
SLR ROM	48.44 ± 1.17	47.87 ± 1.16	48.72 ± 1.53	48.56 ± 1	1.719	0.17

Groups		Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Follow-up	F	p

		Mean ± SD
SMWLM	VAS	8.1 ± 0.97	2.05 ± 1.05	1.8 ± 1.32	305.742	0.0001^*
	ODI	26.75 ± 2.4	11.1 ± 0.85	11.15 ± 1.14	778.633	0.0001^*
	SLR ROM	48.44 ± 1.17	63.5 ± 3.67	63.72 ± 4.68	333.034	0.0001^*

HVLA	VAS	8 ± 0.88	4.32 ± 1.34	4.32 ± 1.7	242.975	0.0001^*
	ODI	27.84 ± 1.68	15.95 ± 0.91	16.05 ± 1.35	1283.527	0.0001^*
	SLR ROM	47.87 ± 1.16	55.76 ± 2.47	55.72 ± 2.5	230.264	0.0001^*

NM	VAS	7.8 ± 1.15	4.6 ± 0.94	4.65 ± 0.88	208.793	0.0001^*
	ODI	27.6 ± 1.6	16.75 ± 2.05	16.6 ± 2.06	816.590	0.0001^*
	SLR ROM	48.71 ± 1.53	55.79 ± 2.18	55.68 ± 2.12	153.051	0.0001^*

CT	VAS	8.1 ± 0.77	6.19 ± 1.08	6.29 ± 1.15	38.779	0.0001^*
	ODI	27.76 ± 1.18	24 ± 1.95	24.19 ± 1.69	53.330	0.0001^*
	SLR ROM	48.56 ± 1	50.14 ± 2.57	50.17 ± 2.8	7.013	0.0002^*