Table 2.

Comparison of joint status between two groups.

Time	Joint swelling	Joint tenderness	Morning stiffness time	Myodynamia
Before treatment
Intervention group (n = 60)	6.31 ± 3.38	6.91 ± 3.11	89.67 ± 16.03	22.15 ± 7.54
Control group (n = 60)	6.62 ± 4.25	6.87 ± 4.76	88.81 ± 16.62	22.17 ± 7.91
P	.719	.452	.814	.989
After treatment of 4 weeks
Intervention group (n = 60)	2.97 ± 2.69***	2.96 ± 2.54***	53.28 ± 12.25***	28.38 ± 6.49***
Control group (n = 60)	4.47 ± 3.17*	4.93 ± 2.28*	68.12 ± 11.49***	25.23 ± 6.61*
P	.025	<.001	<.001	.01
After treatment of 12 weeks
Intervention group (n = 60)	1.88 ± 1.47***	1.76 ± 1.46***	38.20 ± 10.26***	32.45 ± 8.12***
Control group (n = 60)	2.84 ± 1.86***	2.67 ± 1.79***	44.69 ± 11.30***	28.79 ± 7.84***
P	.012	.015	.009	.013

^*Compared with the same group before treatment, P < .05.

^***Compared with the same group before treatment, P < .001.