Variable | Response | Treatment groups | ||
Osteopathic | Osteopathic + pharmaceutical | Total | ||
Treatment effect | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Slight | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Moderate | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
Good | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Reduction in the number of GERD symptoms during treatment | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Total | 14 | 8 | 22 |