Table 1.
Differences (before the treatment—after the treatment) in the results on the scales used to evaluate the patients. The results are presented as: median (lower quartile, upper quartile). The last column shows the results of the Kruskal–Wallis post-hoc test.
| Scale | (1) Galvanic Treatment |
(2) ‘’−” Iontophoresis |
(3) ‘’+” Iontophoresis |
1 vs. 2 1 vs. 3 2 vs. 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAS | −2.00 (−3.00; −1.00) |
−2.00 (−3.00; −2.00) |
−3.00 (−4.00; −2.00) |
n/a p = 0.012 n/a |
| Laitinen Questionnaire | −2.00 (−3.00; −1.00) |
−2.00 (−2.00; −1.00) |
−3.00 (−4.00; −2.00) |
n/a p = 0.044 p = 0.001 |
| Lequesne Index | −2.00 (−4.00; −1.00) |
−3.00 (−5.00; −2.00) |
−5.00 (−6.00; −2.00) |
n/a p = 0.033 n/a |
| Lysholm Knee Index | 6.00 (3.00; 12.00) |
9.00 (5.00; 17.00) |
12.00 (9.00; 21.00) |
n/a p = 0.014 n/a |
| MCS Index | −0.13 (−3.84; 2.14) |
3.78 (−0.73; 6.21) |
5.10 (−0.60; 10.44) |
n/a p = 0.007 n/a |