[Retracted] A Retrospective Study on the Efficacy of Two Different Rehabilitation Interventions on KOA: Shock Wave Therapy vs. Electroacupuncture Therapy

Table 5

NRS score analysis of the three groups before treatment, 2 weeks after treatment, and 4 weeks after treatment (mean(SD)).

Index	Time	Control group ()	Electroacupuncture group ()	Shock wave group ()
Physiology	Before treatment	10.45 (1.12)	10.20 (0.97)	10.33 (1.03)
	After 4 weeks of treatment	12.31 (1.28)	12.89 (1.33)	12.98 (1.40)
		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Psychology	Before treatment	10.06 (0.68)	10.33 (0.85)	10.39 (0.97)
	After 4 weeks of treatment	12.18 (1.23)	13.07 (1.10)	13.22 (1.26)
		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Society	Before treatment	13.19 (1.14)	12.89 (1.15)	13.06 (1.16)
	After 4 weeks of treatment	14.33 (1.15)	13.82 (1.31)	14.00 (1.26)
		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Environment	Before treatment	11.27 (0.94)	11.48 (1.05)	11.37 (1.01)
	After 4 weeks of treatment	12.52 (1.02)	12.64 (0.89)	12.77 (0.99)
		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001