Thai Massage, and Thai Herbal Compress versus Oral Ibuprofen in Symptomatic Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 3
Mean VAS assessing pain (mm) in intent-to-treat patients ().
Variable
Treatment group
Week 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
VAS assessing pain (mm)
Walking pain
TM
58.05 ± 13.48
42.45 ± 15.02***
26.60 ± 12.19***
17.70 ± 15.01***
THC
61.40 ± 17.94
39.00 ± 18.91***
26.70 ± 16.66***
16.35 ± 17.54***
Ibuprofen
53.35 ± 13.70
36.40 ± 16.48**
28.75 ± 16.47***
19.85 ± 17.96***
Standing pain
TM
55.10 ± 13.29
38.25 ± 20.88***
26.90 ± 19.15***
20.05 ± 21.69***
THC
54.85 ± 19.80
40.75 ± 19.19**
26.35 ± 17.81***
16.70 ± 15.69***
Ibuprofen
52.50 ± 18.84
35.45 ± 16.89**
26.85 ± 18.63***
19.80 ± 17.84***
Pain during climbing up and down stairs
TM
55.80 ± 20.75
45.50 ± 22.19**
31.75 ± 20.26***
23.65 ± 16.91***
THC
62.80 ± 21.22
42.50 ± 18.03***
29.00 ± 15.40***
14.20 ± 11.52***
Ibuprofen
58.20 ± 22.37
43.95 ± 22.36**
32.90 ± 22.99***
25.25 ± 21.76***
Night pain
TM
54.60 ± 20.35
32.75 ± 19.25***
19.10 ± 21.40***
14.60 ± 20.57***
THC
40.00 ± 26.28
27.40 ± 23.25**
16.00 ± 19.16***
5.75 ± 9.16***
Ibuprofen
50.20 ± 19.81
29.80 ± 16.58***
18.55 ± 20.05***
14.20 ± 18.13***
Resting pain
TM
35.65 ± 18.83
26.80 ± 16.59
15.20 ± 15.26**
11.95 ± 14.46**
THC
41.20 ± 21.88
22.45 ± 19.87**
11.10 ± 14.28***
8.55 ± 11.07***
Ibuprofen
39.50 ± 18.81
24.60 ± 17.39***
20.05 ± 16.12**
9.80 ± 13.92***
Total paina
TM
259.20 ± 56.20
185.75 ± 67.31***
119.55 ± 71.98***
87.95 ± 75.81***
THC
260.25 ± 68.86
172.10 ± 73.42***
109.15 ± 61.56***
61.55 ± 49.42***
Ibuprofen
253.75 ± 63.45
170.20 ± 62.85***
107.40 ± 82.15***
69.20 ± 71.02***
Pain during the most painful knee movement
TM
74.60 ± 14.34
59.05 ± 17.89**
45.50 ± 24.66***
31.15 ± 22.30***
THC
76.70 ± 14.94
48.35 ± 25.70***
28.60 ± 20.24***
22.60 ± 19.91***
Ibuprofen
76.95 ± 14.07
49.90 ± 23.72***
36.20 ± 24.71***
29.55 ± 25.60***
Data represent mean ± SD. aSummation of VAS that assessed walking pain, standing pain, pain during climbing up and down stairs, night pain, and resting pain. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 versus baseline.
