Table 3. Comparison of scores between groups.

	After-treatment					6th week
	Group 1		Group 2			Group 1		Group 2
	Median	Min-Max	Median	Min-Max	p	Median	Min-Max	Median	Min-Max	p
VAS	-2,77	-9-1	-0,39	-6-2	<0.001	-3,00	-9-1	-0,60	-4-3	<0.001
HAQ	-0,4	-1.1--0.1	-0,025	-0.5-0.2	<0.001	-0,45	-1,25-0	0,00	-0.6-0.2	<0.001
AUSCAN
Osteoarthritis Hand Index	-4	-7--1	0,00	-5-2	<0.001	-4	-6-0	-1,0	-5-2	<0.001
HGS (kg)	2,28	-0.8-9.6	0,67	-2.8-8.8	<0.001	1,96	-1.1-9.6	0,45	-4-3,6	=0.026
PS (kg)	1,45	-3-6	0,14	-2-2	<0.001	1,09	-2-5,00	0,21	-1-2	=0.012
Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; VAS: Visual Analog Scale; HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire; AUSCAN: Australian/Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index; HGS: Hand Grip Strength; PS: Pinch Strength; p<0.05 statistically significant; The Mann-Whitney U test was used for inter-group comparisons.