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Table 4 Immediate changes in pre- and post-reaction and response time (final visit)

From: Effect of chiropractic manipulative therapy on reaction time in special operations forces military personnel: a randomized controlled trial

 

CMT

Wait-list control

Mean between group difference (95% CI)

P value

Hand reaction time (ms)**

4.13 (39.17)

15.04 (52.08)

−10.63 (−31.34 to 10.08)

0.31

Foot reaction time (ms)**

5.57 (47.52)

6.93 (38.12)

−1.53 (−20.79 to 17.74)

0.88

Choice reaction time (ms)***

−5.33 (35.90)

−13.47 (40.23)

8.31 (−5.71 to 22.34)

0.24

Fitts’ Law test response time (s) ***

−2.06 (2.20)

−1.38 (2.42)

−0.64 (−1.47 to 0.18)

0.13

t-wall® test response time (s)***

−0.46 (1.77)

0.28 (1.95)

−0.75 (−1.43 to −0.06)

0.03

  1. Values are shown as mean (standard deviation) based on analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model, adjusted for age
  2. CI confidence interval, CMT chiropractic manipulative therapy
  3. **n = 39 in CMT and n = 41 in wait-list control
  4. ***n = 57 in CMT and n = 60 in wait-list control
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