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Physical Therapy, 2021

Abstract

Objective A previous randomized controlled trial revealed that combined aerobic and neck-specific exercises yielded greater improvement than neck-specific exercises alone after a 6-month intervention in outpatients with nonspecific neck pain. The aim of this secondary analysis was to identify subgroups of patients in the combined-exercises group most likely to benefit from the intervention. Methods Sixty-nine patients were included. The original trial was conducted in multiple physical therapy outpatient clinics, twice a week for 6 weeks; follow-up was 6 months after assignment. The primary outcome was the therapeutic success rate (Global Rating of Change Score ≥ +5, “quite a bit better”) after 6 weeks’ training and at the 6-month follow-up. Candidate predictors from patients’ medical history and physical examination were selected for univariable regression analysis to determine their association with treatment response status. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to ...

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