. 2022 Mar 12;12(3):450. doi: 10.3390/jpm12030450

Table 3.

Within group comparison of mean scores of UPDRS-III.

Motor Function	Groups	Baseline	Assessment at 6th Week	Assessment at 12th Week	Follow Up at 16th Week	Friedman Test
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	X²	p
Speech	Exp.	2.00 ± 0.000	1.86 ± 0.351	1.27 ± 0.631	1.76 ± 0.429	28.933	<0.001
Speech	Control	1.95 ± 0.213	1.82 ± 0.395	1.36 ± 0.658	1.51 ± 0.740	20.068	<0.001
Facial Expression	Exp.	1.95 ± 0.213	1.91 ± 0.294	1.64 ± 0.492	1.68 ± 0.477	17.077	0.001
Facial Expression	Control	1.95 ± 0.213	1.82 ± 0.395	1.64 ± 0.492	1.59 ± 0.590	12.636	0.005
Tremor at Rest	Exp.	6.18 ± 1.14	3.77 ± 2.50	1.68 ± 1.08	3.31 ± 1.21	46.523	<0.001
Tremor at Rest	Control	6.04 ± 1.32	5.36 ± 1.91	4.90 ± 1.97	4.86 ± 1.28	16.804	0.001
Action or Postural Tremor	Exp.	2.00 ± 0.53	1.27 ± 0.882	0.77 ± 0.611	1.20 ± 0.664	35.318	<0.001
Action or Postural Tremor	Control	1.77 ± 1.02	1.45 ± 0.962	1.18 ± 0.795	1.40 ± 0.734	7.487	0.058
Rigidity	Exp.	4.86 ± 0.710	2.54 ± 1.68	1.81± 1.70	2.27 ± 1.55	43.219	<0.001
Rigidity	Control	4.68 ± 0.893	4.13 ± 1.42	3.86 ± 1.39	4.09 ± 1.68	15.518	0.001
Finger Taps	Exp.	2.23 ± 0.528	1.81 ± 0.501	1.18 ± 0.795	1.45 ± 0.670	33.444	<0.001
Finger Taps	Control	2.18 ± 0.501	1.95 ± 0.722	1.86 ± 0.710	1.72 ± 0.882	8.202	0.042
Hand Movements	Exp.	1.54 ± 0.509	1.13 ± 0.833	0.72 ± 0.882	0.86 ± 0.940	30.429	<0.001
Hand Movements	Control	1.45 ± 0.738	1.18 ± 0.852	1.09 ± 0.811	1.00 ± 0.872	11.949	0.008
Rapid Alternating Movements	Exp.	1.78 ± 0.428	1.40 ± 0.59	1.00 ± 0.690	1.09 ± 0.610	31.33	<0.001
Rapid Alternating Movements	Control	1.86 ± 0.467	1.59 ± 0.503	1.40 ± 0.590	1.50 ± 0.51	20.085	<0.001
Leg agility	Exp.	1.91 ± 0.683	1.27 ± 0.882	0.863 ± 0.83	1.00 ± 0.872	32.385	<0.001
Leg agility	Control	1.90 ± 0.81	1.63 ± 1.04	1.36 ± 1.09	1.32 ± 1.13	20.542	<0.001
Arising from a Chair	Exp.	1.18 ± 0.395	0.91 ± 0.526	0.50 ± 0.598	0.50 ± 0.598	27.117	<0.001
Arising from a Chair	Control	1.23 ± 0.528	1.09 ± 0.684	1.05 ± 0.722	1.00 ± 0.690	4.017	0.26
Posture	Exp.	1.50 ± 0.512	1.18 ± 0.395	0.86 ± 0.560	0.82 ± 0.588	32.941	<0.001
Posture	Control	1.50 ± 0.598	1.45 ± 0.596	1.41 ± 0.666	1.45 ± 0.596	2.4	0.494
Gait	Exp.	1.86 ± 0.468	1.23 ± 0.429	0.86 ± 0.560	1.00 ± 0.690	36.609	<0.001
Gait	Control	1.73 ± 0.456	1.55 ± 0.510	1.50 ± 0.598	1.45 ± 0.671	11.308	0.01
Postural Stability	Exp.	1.50 ± 0.512	1.14 ± 0.468	0.95 ± 0.653	0.73 ± 0.631	22.983	<0.001
Postural Stability	Control	1.55 ± 0.510	1.32 ± 0.477	1.50 ± 0.740	1.09 ± 0.526	10.220	0.017
Body Bradykinesia	Exp.	1.95 ± 0.486	1.32 ± 0.646	0.95 ± 0.653	91 ± 0.684	44.146	<0.001
Body Bradykinesia	Control	1.86 ± 0.351	1.59 ± 0.503	1.41 ± 0.666	1.36 ± 0.727	21.682	<0.001