Table 3 Descriptive data and multiple comparisons of the assessed variables
|  |  | Mean ± SD | Mean difference (95% CI) effect size (d) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Group | Baseline | Immediately after | After 24 hours | a) Base vs. immediately |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | b) Base vs. 24 h |
MMO (mm) | Moderate Neck Disability | 42.43 ± 2.75 | 40.65 ± 2.01 | 41.85 ± 2.19 | a) 1.89 (1.39 to 2.39)**; d = 0.74 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.6 (0.02 to 1.17)*; d = 0.26 |
|  | Mild Neck Disability | 43.61 ± 2.87 | 42 ± 2.18 | 43.26 ± 2.68 | a) 1.56 (1.09 to 2.07)**; d = 0.63 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.36 (−0.01 to 0.75); d = 0.12 |
|  | Healthy | 50 ± 4.46 | 49.05 ± 3.95 | 49.87 ± 4.57 | a) 0.76 (0.24 to 1.29)*; d = 0.22 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.09 (−0.32 to 0.51); d = 0.02 |
PPT. Masseter | Moderate Neck Disability | 1.9 ± 0.21 | 1.02 ± 0.17 | 0.88 ± 0.2 | a) 0.89 (0.79 to 0.99)** d = 4.66 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 1.03 (0.94 to 1.13)** d = 5.03 |
|  | Mild Neck Disability | 2.01 ± 0.34 | 1.44 ± 0.28 | 1.57 ± 0.34 | a) 0.57 (0.48 to 0.67)** d = 1.82 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.44 (0.35 to 0.53)** d = 1.29 |
|  | Healthy | 2.85 ± 0.58 | 2.39 ± 0.52 | 2.7 ± 0.51 | a) 0.45 (0.35 to 0.56)** d  = 0.84 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.13 (0.03 to 0.23)* d = 0.27 |
PPT. Temporalis | Moderate Neck Disability | 1.99 ± 0.19 | 1.55 ± 0.25 | 1.62 ± 0.23 | a) 0.44 (0.39 to 0.49)** d = 2.06 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.37 (0.25 to 0.49)** d = 1.77 |
|  | Mild Neck Disability | 2.12 ± 0.35 | 2.05 ± 0.37 | 2.04 ± 0.45 | a) 0.07 (0.02 to 0.12)** d = 0.19 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.09 (−0.02 to 0.2) d = 0.20 |
|  | Healthy | 3.31 ± 0.83 | 3.26 ± 0.82 | 3.27 ± 0.84 | a) 0.04 (−0.001to 0.1) d = 0.06 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.06 (−0.05 to 0.19) d = 0.04 |
PPT. Suboccipital | Moderate Neck Disability | 2.39 ± 0.44 | 1.65 ± 0.36 | 1.47 ± 0.32 | a) 0.78 (0.7 to 0.85)** d = 1.86 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.95 (0.83 to 1.07)** d = 2.42 |
|  | Mild Neck Disability | 2.14 ± 0.57 | 2.06 ± 0.55 | 2.22 ± 0.57 | a) 0.07 (−0.00 to 0.15) d = 0.14 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) -0.11 (−0.23 to 0.00)* d = 0.14 |
|  | Healthy | 3.15 ± 0.56 | 3.09 ± 0.55 | 3.18 ± 0.59 | a) 0.06 (−0.01 to 0.14) d = 0.1 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) -0.01 (−0.13 to 0.11) d = 0.05 |
PPT. Trapezius | Moderate Neck Disability | 2.62 ± 0.49 | 2.33 ± 0.47 | 2.49 ± 0.45 | a) 0.28 (0.24 to 0.33)** d = 0.61 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.14 (0.08 to 0.2)** d = 0.27 |
|  | Mild Neck Disability | 2.68 ± 0.62 | 2.62 ± 0.63 | 2.63 ± 0.58 | a) 0.04 (0.00 to 0.09)* d = 0.09 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) 0.04 (−0.01 to 0.1) d = 0.08 |
|  | Healthy | 3.54 ± 1 | 3.51 ± 0.97 | 3.53 ± 0.94 | a)0.01 (−0.03 to 0.06) d = 0.03 |
|  |  |  |  |  | b) -0.01 (−0.05 to 0.07) d = 0.01 |