Table 2.

The comparison of changes in pain scores (VAS) between the study and control group.

Variable	Measurement	Study Group (n = 30)							Control Group (n = 30)
		$\overline{x}$	Me	Min	Max	Q1	Q3	SD	$\overline{x}$	Me	Min	Max	Q1	Q3	SD
VAS (pts)	M1	6.3	6.0	3.0	9.0	5.0	7.0	1.4	5.7	5.0	2.0	10.0	5.0	7.0	2.0
	M2	2.8	3.0	0.0	6.0	2.0	4.0	1.5	2.7	2.0	0.0	8.0	1.0	4.0	2.0
	M3	2.6	2.0	0.0	8.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	2.3	2.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	5.0	2.2
	M4	3.1	3.0	0.0	8.0	1.0	5.0	2.5	2.5	2.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	4.0	2.4
p-value *		<0.001							<0.001
p-value **		M1 vs. M2: p < 0.001 M1 vs. M3: p < 0.001 M1 vs. M4: p < 0.001 M2 vs. M3: p = 1.00 M2 vs. M4: p = 1.00 M3 vs. M4: p = 1.00							M1 vs. M2: p < 0.001 M1 vs. M3: p < 0.001 M1 vs. M4: p < 0.001 M2 vs. M3: p = 1.00 M2 vs. M4: p = 1.00 M3 vs. M4: p = 1.00

Abbreviations: n, number of individuals; $\overline{\mathrm{x}}$, mean; Me, median; Min, minimum value; Max, maximum value; Q1, lower quartile; Q3, upper quartile; SD, standard deviation; M1, before treatment; M2, after treatment; M3, 1 month after study completion; M4, 3 months after study completion; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale. Note: * Friedman’s ANOVA (main effect); ** Dunn’s test (multiple comparisons).