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TABLE - I (A)
ADJUSTED FINAL MEAN DIFFERENCE ON SURVICAL PAIN TEST
OF THREE EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS IN ANALYSIS OF
COVARIANCE AND SCHEFFE’S POST – HOC TEST
Ex – I Ex – II Ex – III M.D. CI
15.76 17.42 - 1.66 0.59
15.76 - 24.41 8.65 0.59
- 17.42 24.41 6.99 0.59
* Significant at 0.05 level of confidence
The mean difference between experimental group I and II, I and III, II
and III, were 1.66, 8.65 and 6.99 respectively. The mean difference 1.66, 8.65
and 6.99 were seen to be greater than the confident interval value of 0.59.
Hence the above comparisons were significant.
GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE MEANS OF THE PRE
TEST, POST TEST AND ADJUSTED POST TEST OF SURVICAL PAIN
OF THREE EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS

30
25

20
Pre Test
15
Post Test
10
Adjusted Post test
5
0
Yogasana Prayanama Control

Figure 1

CONCLUSIONS
Within the limitation of the present study, the following conclusions were drawn: It
was concluded from the findings of the study that the level of relief in Survical
Pain is increased significantly due to six week training of Yogasana group and
Pranayama group.

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