Table 2.  Physical functions, quality-of-life assessments, and comparison of parameters at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.

Variable	Baseline n=35	3 months n=35	6 months n=35
HAQ-DI	0.48 (0.69)	0.34 (0.43)	0.27 (0.36)*
HAQ-U	0.44 (0.9)	0.31 (0.45)	0.29 (0.43)
HAQ-L	0.53 (0.72)	0.34 (0.44)	0.25 (0.32)*
Pain VAS	23.0 (22.1)	22.0 (20.2)	16.7 (148)
10-m walking test
Comfortable, s/m	0.82 (0.16)	0.79 (0.13)	0.81 (0.13)
Maximum, s/m	0.66 (0.13)	0.63 (0.12)*	0.64 (0.13)
TUG test
Comfortable, s	9.8 (2.1)	8.9 (2.0)*	8.9 (2.0)*
Maximum, s	7.6 (1.8)	7.1 (1.5)	7.4 (1.5)
Single-leg standing time
Right leg, s	24.7 (23.5)	33.1 (23.5)*	30.9 (22.1)*
Left leg, s	22.6 (22.8)	31.8 (24.3)**	32.4 (24.1)**
GLFS-25	13.1 (12.7)	11.7 (10.6)	11.8 (9.9)
SF-8
PCS	47.7 (6.2)	47.4 (5.4)	47.9 (5.9)
MCS	51.4 (5.5)	51.0 (5.6)	50.5 (5.7)

Data presented as mean (SD).

Wilcoxon signed-rank test: *P <0.025, **P <0.001.