The final multilevel growth model revealed improvements in RMDQ scores in patients with radiculopathy at the 6-week ( -8.1 , 95 % CI -12.6 to -2.6 ; P = 0.006 ) and 6-month ( -4.1 , 95 % CI -7.4 to -0.7 ; P = 0.020 ) follow-up occasions compared to patients without radiculopathy .