Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

The Effects of Massage Therapy on Multiple Sclerosis Patients’ Quality of Life and Leg Function

Table 2

Six-Minute Walk Test results. Lower severity group is individuals with an EDSS of 3.0–4.9, while higher severity group is individuals with an EDSS of 5.0–7.0.


Group	Group 1
	Assessment 1 (A1)		Assessment 2 (A2)		Assessment 3 (A3)		Effect size	Effect size
	M	(SD)	M	(SD)	M	(SD)	A1 − A2	A2 − A3

Lower severity ()	489.25	(89.68)	512.75	(92.59)	499.63	(107.06)	−.26	.13
Higher severity ()	323.00	(131.92)	362.00	(148.55)	352.40	(144.16)	−.28	.04
Group 1 total ()	425.31	(132.59)	454.77	(134.85)	443.00	(138.46)	−.22	.09

Group	Group 2
	Assessment 1		Assessment 2		Assessment 3		Effect size	Effect size
	M	(SD)	M	(SD)	M	(SD)	A1 − A2	A2 − A3

Lower severity ()	522.25	(42.25)	528.50	(40.81)	526.50	(52.91)	−.15	.04
Higher severity ()	240.00	(119.91)	244.29	(101.83)	248.14	(91.74)	−.03	−.04
Group 2 total ()	342.64	(171.61)	347.64	(165.17)	349.36	(160.04)	−.03	−.01