Table 6.

Mean ± standard deviation of the NRS score before and at different times after baseline in this study

Treatment	rESWT		rESWT + C + E		C + E
Baseline	4.2 ± 1.2		4.4 ± 1.4		4.2 ± 1.5
W1/Ch	3.0 ± 1.2	− 27.8%	3.9 ± 1.4	− 12.6%	3.5 ± 1.9	− 18.2%
W2/Ch	2.3 ± 1.2	− 44.5%	3.0 + 1.4	− 32.7%	2.9 ± 1.8	− 30.5%
W3/Ch	1.9 ± 1.3	− 54.5%	2.7 ± 1.4	− 38.2%	2.8 ± 1.9	− 33.2%
W4/Ch	1.8 ± 1.4	− 56.6%	2.5 ± 1.6	− 42.7%	2.6 ± 1.7	− 38.9%
W12/Ch	2.2 ± 1.3	− 47.7%	2.5 ± 1.6	− 42.7%	2.4 ± 1.6	− 44.3%

W1/W2/W3/W4/W12, one/two/three/four/twelve weeks after baseline; Ch, change compared to baseline