Table 5.

Comparison of pain intensity using VAS in the two study groups at different timepoints

		Test (n = 17)	Control (n = 17)	MWU P value
Baseline	Mean (SD)	0.06 (0.24)	0.18 (0.39)	0.56
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00, 0.00)	0.00 (0.00, 0.00)
3 weeks	Mean (SD)	1.79 (2.42)	3.06 (2.46)	0.09
	Median (IQR)	1.00 (0.00, 3.25)	3.00 (1.00, 5.00)
6 weeks	Mean (SD)	1.40 (1.55)	2.75 (2.21)	0.049*
	Median (IQR)	1.00 (0.00, 2.00)	2.00 (1.00, 4.75)
Friedman test p value		0.06	< 0.001*
Baseline vs. 3 weeks		0.17	< 0.001*
Baseline vs. 6 weeks		0.07	0.002*
3 weeks vs. 6 weeks		1.00	1.00

MWU: Mann-Whiney U test was used

*statistically significant at p value < 0.05