Clinical Study
Thai Massage, and Thai Herbal Compress versus Oral Ibuprofen in Symptomatic Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 7
100-mm VAS assessing physician’s and patient’s overall opinions of improvement evaluated during treatment.
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Data represent mean ± SD. 0 = no improvement, 100 = best possible improvement. π2 patients in the ibuprofen group could not be assessed due to being withdrawn during week 1. †Statistical significance versus TM (P = 0.010). ††Statistical significance versus TM (P = 0.003 at week 1, P = 0.001 at week 2, and P = 0.009 at week 3). |