[Table/Fig-2]:
Statistical analysis of the data using McGill Pain Questioannre
| group | Thermotherapy | Naproxen | Cryotherapy | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Visit turns | Mean ± SD* | Mean ± SD* | Mean ± SD* | ||
| Age (year) | 33.66±8.24 | 36.41±8.214 | 33.38±8.364 | |||
| Duration of symptoms (day) | 16.38±8.769 | 13.17±6.612 | 17.72±9.471 | |||
| Pain measures | Descriptive measures | First | 3.14±1.093 | 3.59±0.852 | 3.10±0.976 | 0.11 |
| Second | 03/2±778/0 | 2.66±0.721 | 2.55±0.985 | 0.01 | ||
| Third | 1.28±0.694 | 1.97±0.823 | 1.52±0.911 | 0.01 | ||
| Fourth | 0.45±0.506 | 1.38±0.677 | 0.79±0.774 | 0.00 | ||
| Examination measures | First | 2.21±0.675 | 2.69±0.471 | 2.48±0.509 | 0.01 | |
| Second | 1.45±0.736 | 14/2±639/0 | 1.97±0.499 | 0.00 | ||
| Third | 0.66±0.721 | 1.72±0.528 | 1±0.463 | 0.00 | ||
| Fourth | 0.17±0.384 | 1.31±0.541 | 0.48±0.688 | 0.00 | ||
| Evaluative measures | First | 3.24±1.327 | 3.38±1.015 | 3.10±0.976 | 0.64 | |
| Second | 1.86±1.026 | 2.66±0.857 | 2.31±0.806 | 0.05 | ||
| Third | 0.90±0.817 | 2±0.756 | 1.47±0.733 | 0.00 | ||
| Fourth | 0.03±0.184 | 1.48±0.634 | 0.52±0.688 | 0.00 | ||
| Behavioral measures | First | 3.48±1.84 | 3.31±1.004 | 3.38±0.979 | 0.82 | |
| Second | 1.93±1.223 | 2.41±0.733 | 2.45±1.055 | 0.12 | ||
| Third | 0.90±0.673 | 2.03±0.865 | 1.17±0.848 | 0.00 | ||
| Fourth | 0.10±0.310 | 1.41±0.733 | 0.41±0.568 | 0.00 | ||
| Second component of MPQ** | First | 7.511±1.975 | 8.214±1.503 | 7.379±1.916 | 0.16 | |
| Second | 4.758±1.704 | 6.551±1.594 | 4.931±2.051 | 0.00 | ||
| Third | 1.965±1.636 | 4.931±1.624 | 2.275±1.849 | 0.00 | ||
| Fourth | 0.682±0.413 | 3.827±1.774 | 1.241±1.550 | 0.00 | ||
| Overall pain | First | 12.0690±3.70262 | 12.9655±2.8092 | 12.06±2.63 | 0.44 | |
| Second | 7.2759±3.18362 | 9.8621±2.26334 | 9.27±2.67 | <0.05 | ||
| Third | 3.7241±2.37391 | 7.7241±2.50566 | 5.10±2.30 | 0.00 | ||
| Fourth | 0.7586±0.37946 | 5.5862±2.00922 | 2.20±2.12 | 0.01 | ||
* Standard deviation
** McGill Pain Questionnaire