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Efficacy and Safety of a Stimulator Using Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Combined with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Painful Knee Osteoarthritis Table 4 Comparison of pretreatment and posttreatment outcomes within the groups.
Variables V1 V2 V3 value (time)VAS-P1 Only TENS group 4.00 (0.32) 2.47 (0.36) 2.63 (0.43) <0.001 LIPUS + TENS group 4.16 (0.34) 1.89 (0.21) 2.53 (0.29) <0.001 VAS-P2 Only TENS group 4.95 (0.35) 3.16 (0.41) 3.00 (0.45) <0.001 LIPUS + TENS group 4.89 (0.29) 2.21 (0.18) 2.74 (0.20) <0.001 VAS-P3 Only TENS group 2.68 (0.31) 1.32 (0.39) 1.05 (0.36) <0.001 LIPUS + TENS group 3.00 (0.26) 1.05 (0.19) 1.53 (0.23) <0.001 WOMAC Pain Only TENS group 7.53 (0.84) 4.63 (0.84) 4.26 (0.86) <0.001 LIPUS + TENS group 8.63 (0.71) 4.53 (0.58) 5.32 (0.71) <0.001 Stiffness Only TENS group 1.26 (0.41) 0.58 (0.29) 0.74 (0.35) 0.106 LIPUS + TENS group 1.53 (0.35) 0.68 (0.25) 0.58 (0.19) <0.001 Physical function Only TENS group 20.89 (2.71) 13.84 (2.38) 10.79 (2.21) <0.001 LIPUS + TENS group 25.05 (2.57) 13.89 (1.99) 15.84 (2.31) <0.001 Total Only TENS group 29.68 (3.63) 19.05 (3.30) 15.79 (3.22) <0.001 LIPUS + TENS group 35.21 (3.38) 19.11 (2.67) 21.74 (3.03) <0.001 FAC thickness (cm) Medial Only TENS group 0.20 (0.01) 0.20 (0.01) 0.21 (0.01) 0.073 LIPUS + TENS group 0.20 (0.01) 0.20 (0.01) 0.20 (0.01) 0.134 Central Only TENS group 0.21 (0.01) 0.21 (0.01) 0.21 (0.01) 0.355 LIPUS + TENS group 0.20 (0.01) 0.20 (0.01) 0.20 (0.01) 0.162 Lateral Only TENS group 0.20 (0.01) 0.20 (0.01) 0.20 (0.01) 0.141 LIPUS + TENS group 0.20 (0.01) 0.20 (0.01) 0.20 (0.01) 0.162 SF-36 global score Only TENS group 58.25 (3.92) 66.34 (3.72) 67.34 (4.18) 0.004 LIPUS + TENS group 59.11 (3.81) 69.85 (2.73) 67.80 (2.53) 0.001
Data are presented as mean (SE).
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