Self-reported questionnaires and physical tests
Pain, pain
ADVERSE EVENTS, MINOR, APPENDIX
People in the experimental group experienced a significant and clinically relevant reduction in pain intensity compared to the control group immediate after the intervention (mean (95%CI) between group difference in pain intensity (VAS) at 10 min: 30.3 mm (95%CI 38.2, 22.6), and at 2 h: 32.0 mm (95%CI 40.4, 23.6)) in favour of spinal mobilisation/manipulation (Fig. Pain intensity over time. (There were no meaningful differences in pressure pain thresholds between groups (p ≥ 0.11). There was a significant between groups difference for increase in cervical right rotation range of motion of 16.9° (95%CI 24.7, 9.21) at 10 min and 22.4° (95%CI 30.3, 14.5) at 2 h after the intervention in favour of the experimental group compared to the control group. The between group difference in reduction of temporal summation was 19 points (95%CI 35.5, 3.06) at 10 min after the intervention in favour of the experimental group compared to the control group, but at 2 h there was no significant difference between the groups. Significantly more people scored “slight improvements” in global perceived effect scores in the experimental group compared to the control group, and those with a good outcome compared to a poor outcome (Appendix No major or minor adverse events were reported.