Table 2. Comparison of perception thresholds between experimental and control group (N=59).

		Experimental group (n=29)	Control group (n=30)
CPT (°C)	Pre	10.7 ± 5.7	11.5 ± 5.7
	Post	10.9 ± 6.8	10.6 ± 3.1
	Pre-Post	0.3 ± 6.6	–0.9 ± 6.1
HPT (°C)	Pre	50.7 ± 6.7	51.6 ± 8.5
	Post	48.2 ± 9.6	48.5 ± 9.5
	Pre-Post	–2.5 ± 10.8	–3.1 ± 13.6
VPT (mm)	Pre	45.4 ± 16.8	41.1 ± 19.2
	Post	35.7 ± 17.6	40.1 ± 19.2
	Pre-Post	–9.7 ± 17.3*†	–1.0 ± 7.6

CPT: cold pain threshold; WPT: warm pain threshold; VPT: vibration perception threshold. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. *means significant difference within group. †means significant difference between groups.