Prolonged Sitting Posture: Massage and Physical Exercise Program as Effective Therapy in 45 Sedentary Officers using Their Vehicles Full Time
Table 6.
Inter and intra group comparison of the functional disability meanvalues of our study sample
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Statistical tests |
P-value |
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| Comparison of functional disability at the start and that at the end of the study in the PE group only |
Test Wilcoxon |
0,01* |
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| Comparison of functional disability at the start and that at the end of the study in the PE + Massage group with shea butter |
Test Wilcoxon |
0,00** |
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| Comparison of functional disability assessed at the start of the study between the PE group only and the PE + Massage group |
Mann-Whitney U test |
0,68 |
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| Comparison of functional disability at the end of the study between the PE group only and the PE + group Massage with Shea butter |
Mann-Whitney U test |
0,00** |
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*Significant difference
**very significant difference
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