From: The effect of chair massage on muscular discomfort in cardiac sonographers: a pilot study
 | Groupa | |||||
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Score | Massage (n = 14) | P b | Massage + Stretch (n = 15) | P b | Control (n = 15) | P b |
Quick DASH | Â | .08 | Â | .06 | Â | .80 |
   Baseline | 18.18 (13.92) |  | 11.33 (8.07) |  | 7.36 (5.95) |  |
   10 weeks | 12.66 (16.28) |  | 8.03 (5.82) |  | 7.88 (10.09) |  |
   Differencec | 5.52 (10.83) [-15.72-19.97] |  | 3.30 (6.24) [-8.93-11.26] |  | -0.52 (7.54) [-15.29-22.43] |  |
Work module | Â | .06 | Â | .008 | Â | .90 |
   Baseline | 22.77 (16.74) |  | 17.08 (13.04) |  | 10.83 (9.87) |  |
   10 weeks | 16.07 (18.30) |  | 7.50 (8.90) |  | 10.42 (10.48) |  |
   Differencec | 6.70 (12.37) [-17.55-22.03] |  | 9.58 (12.01) [-13.96-15.36] |  | 0.42 (12.82) [-24.72-35.62] |  |