Table 2.

Comparison of mean PLSP intensity scores in massaging, TENS, and control groups

Time	Control	TENS	Massaging	P-value*
4 h after surgery
Before intervention After intervention	6.00 ± 1.86 5.93 ± 1.91	5.83 ± 1.78 4.54 ± 1.39	5.93 ± 1.97 4.70 ± 1.54	0.90 < 0.001
8 h after surgery
Before intervention After intervention	4.76 ± 1.72 4.63 ± 1.81	4.87 ± 1.34 3.13 ± 1.42	4.96 ± 1.54 3.63 ± 1.61	0.83 < 0.001
12 h after surgery
Before intervention After intervention	3.74 ± 1.54 3.65 ± 1.38	3.15 ± 1.19 1.65 ± 1.15	3.37 ± 1.52 2.09 ± 1.48	0.14 < 0.001
P-value**	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

*ANOVA

** Repeated measure ANOVA