Table 2.

Change of measurements between both groups after 3-week therapy

	Study (n=15)			Control (n=15)
	Pre	Post	p-value	Pre	Post	p-value
VAS	0.64±1.27	0.43±0.78	0.180	0.52±1.35	0.40±0.84	0.655
Circumference (cm)
Above elbow	28.17±3.01	27.14±4.46	0.066	26.81±4.28	25.55±2.65	0.564
Elbow	25.94±2.08	25.63±3.14	0.102	24.44±2.37	24.04±2.07	0.065
Below elbow	26.28±3.02	25.50±3.12	0.026*	25.80±2.78	25.40±2.19	0.286
Wrist	16.21±0.90	16.00±0.76	0.083	16.70±1.63	16.55±1.53	0.593
Hand	18.00±0.57	17.43±0.97	0.102	17.90±1.28	17.75±1.78	0.450
Volume (mL)	840.42±181.33	802.80±149.7	0.017*	822.00±144.68	810.00±156.90	0.469
Rate of water content in upper extremity	0.386±0.03	0.379±0.01	0.013*	0.380±0.02	0.378±0.01	0.285
QuickDASH score	4.25±5.72	3.89±4.41	0.317	3.15±4.28	3.11±3.98	0.987
Skin thickness (mm)	31.14±2.91	29.85±3.09	0.026*	30.15±7.40	29.54±6.98	0.089

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

VAS, visual analog scale; QuickDASH, the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire.

^*p<0.05 by Wilcoxon signed-rank test.