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Prolonged Sitting Posture: Massage and Physical Exercise Program as Effective Therapy in 45 Sedentary Officers using Their Vehicles Full Time
Universal Journal of Sport Sciences
| Vol 1, Issue 1
Table 5. Inter and intra group comparison of the pain mean values of ourstudy sample
| Statistical tests | P-value | |
| Comparison of the intensity of pain at the start of the study between the two experimental groups | Mann-Whitney U test | 0,68 |
| Comparison of the intensity of pain at the start of the study between the PE group only and the control group | Mann-Whitney U test | 0,45 |
| Comparison of the intensity of pain at the start of the study between the PE + massage group and the control group | Mann-Whitney U test | 0,71 |
| Comparison of pain intensity at the start and end of the study in the control group | Test Wilcoxon | 0,86 |
| Comparison of pain intensity at the start and end of the study in the PE group only | Test Wilcoxon | 0,00** |
| Comparison of pain intensity at the start and end of the study in the PE + Massage group | Test Wilcoxon | 0,00** |
| Comparison of the intensity of pain at the end of the study between the two PE groups | Mann-Whitney U test | 0,00** |
* Significant difference
**very significant difference