Table 5.

Sensory parameters before and after complex decongestive physiotherapy

	Pre-treatment (N = 27)	Post-treatment (N = 27)	p
Affected side
Semmes–Weinstein monofilaments	3.22 (2.44–3.61)	2.83 (2.44–3.22)	0.002*
Static 2-point discrimination (cm)	3.5 (2.5–4.5)	3.5 (3.0–3.5)	0.009*
Moving 2-point discrimination (cm)	2.5 (2.0–3.5)	2.5 (2.3–3.0)	0.024*
Pressure pain threshold (kPa)	9.6 ± 1.4	8.7 ± 1.2	0.014*
Tactile localization (cm)	1.84 ± 0.52	1.76 ± 1.32	< 0.001*
Unaffected side
Semmes–Weinstein monofilaments	2.44 (2.36–3.22)	2.44 (2.36–2.83)	0.149
Static 2-point discrimination (cm)	3.0 (2.5–3.0)	3.0 (2.5–3.0)	0.132
Moving 2-point discrimination (cm)	2.5 (2.0–2.5)	2.0 (2.0–2.5)	0.366
Pressure pain threshold (kPa)	8.5 ± 1.2	8.3 ± 1.6	0.101
Tactile Localization (cm)	1.45 ± 1.37	1.16 ± 0.41	0.301

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range)

^*Statistically significant difference between the affected and unaffected sides