[Table/Fig-4]:

Comparison of study and control group with respect to VAS scores on Preoperative day, DAY 7, DAY 14, DAY 21 and DAY 28

Time	Group	N	Mean	SD	SE	Sum of Ranks	U-value	Z-value	p-value	Significance
PREOP	Test	25	7.08	1.53	0.31	521	196.000	-2.3131	0.0207	*
	Control	25	7.96	1.14	0.23	754
DAY 7	Test	25	4.48	2.42	0.48	408.5	83.5000	-4.4868	<0.001	**
	Control	25	7.72	1.40	0.28	866.5
DAY 14	Test	25	2.88	1.88	0.38	333	8.0000	-5.9483	<0.001	**
	Control	25	7.68	1.38	0.28	942
DAY 21	Test	25	1.96	1.43	0.29	325.5	0.5000	-6.1004	<0.001	**
	Control	25	7.76	1.39	0.28	949.5
DAY 28	Test	25	1.48	1.42	0.28	325	0.0000	-6.1137	<0.001	**
	Control	25	7.76	1.39	0.28	950

p<0.05- Significant- *, p<0.01-Highly significant-**

p>0.05- Not Significant. (NS)