Table II.
Changes of the outcome measures at the end of the study in the two groups.
| Measures | Experimental group (n=21) | Sham group (n=21) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | p-value | Before | After | p-value | |
| NRS | 6.8±2.1 | 3.8±1.3 | <0.001 | 6.6±2.4 | 6.7±2.3 | 0.891 |
| M-OSW (%) | 42.8±7.17 | 22.9±4.61 | <0.001 | 41.6±6.31 | 42.2±9.4 | 0.809 |
| Flexion (mm) | 42.3± 9.8 | 54.6±11.8 | <0.001 | 43.6±11.2 | 42.7±10.9 | 0.793 |
| Extension (mm) | 16.2±4.5 | 24.8±4.3 | <0.001 | 16.9±5.1 | 16.5±6.3 | 0.822 |
| HRQOL (total scores) | 46.7±5.6 | 55.3±8.4 | 0.004 | 47.12±4.8 | 46.9±4.5 | 0.879 |