Sl. no. Variables Yoga group (%) Control group (%) Effect size Pre (M ± SD) Post (M ± SD) %Change Pre (M ± SD) Post (M ± SD) % Change 1. PAS 8.27 ± 1.14 0.37 ± 0.67 95.5*+ 7.93 ± 1.14 3.07 ± 1.98 61.29* 1.83 2. Tenderness 2.37 ± 0.89 0.17 ± 0.38 92.82*+ 2.23 ± 0.68 0.83 ± 0.65 62.78* 1.24 3. NDS 45.30 ± 21.49 3.93 ± 5.36 91.32*+ 43.47 ± 19.82 13.90 ± 10.03 68.02* 1.24 *P < 0.01 for Wilcoxon’s test (within groups); +P < 0.01 for Mann-Whitney U test (between groups) M: Mean; SD: Standard Deviation; percentage and EF: Effect size of yoga and control groups; PAS: Pain Analog Scale; NDS: Neck Disability Score. In conclusion, it is observed that there is significant improvement in all variables in both the groups with significantly better improvement in yoga than control group.

Table 2: Table of Results.