Response to: Comment on “A Better Way to Decrease Knee Swelling in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial”

Table 1

Comparison of effect size values of the change in the outcome measures for the IPC and cold-pack groups.

Outcomes	IPC group (n = 45)	Cold-pack group (n = 45)	t		Effect size (ES)
∆Knee flexion (degree)	6.33 ± 6.51	6.25 ± 7.96	−0.008	0.994	<0.50
∆Quadriceps MS (N/m)	6.53 ± 10.72	4.28 ± 6.73	1.262	0.211	<0.50
∆Hamstring MS (N/m)	4.02 ± 1.62	2.68 ± 1.45	1.825	0.072	>0.80
∆Knee swelling (cm)	−2.60 ± 0.86	−0.49 ± 0.92	2.243	0.028	>0.80
∆Pain intensity (cm)	−1.78 ± 1.80	−1.46 ± 1.74	−1.481	0.143	<0.50
∆WOMAC-pain (score)	−1.91 ± 2.43	−1.80 ± 2.03	0.120	0.905	<0.50
∆WOMAC-stiffness (score)	−0.28 ± 1.25	−0.11 ± 1.40	−0.716	0.476	<0.50
∆WOMAC-physical function (score)	−3.91 ± 5.91	−4.13 ± 4.51	−0.237	0.813	<0.50