Clinical Study
A Better Way to Decrease Knee Swelling in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial
Table 2
Findings on outcome measures at baseline (before treatment) and the end of treatment (after treatment) in both groups.
| Outcomes | IPC group () | Cold-pack group () | Before treatment | After treatment | t | | Before treatment | After treatment | T | |
| Knee flexion (degree) | 104.8 ± 16.8 | 111.2 ± 16.8 | −6.517 | 0.001 | 105.6 ± 15.4 | 111.2 ± 13.4 | −4.710 | 0.001 | Quadriceps MS (N/m) | 61.6 ± 19.1 | 68.1 ± 18.5 | −4.088 | 0.001 | 59.8 ± 8.4 | 64.1 ± 9.6 | −3.817 | 0.001 | Hamstring MS (N/m) | 63.7 ± 15.9 | 67.7 ± 18 | −2.806 | 0.007 | 58.9 ± 10.8 | 61.5 ± 10.4 | −2.278 | 0.029 | Knee swelling (cm) | 40.8 ± 3.9 | 38.2 ± 3.9 | 4.651 | 0.001 | 38.7 ± 2.6 | 38.2 ± 2.4 | 1.673 | 0.103 | Pain intensity (cm) | 5.0 ± 2.1 | 3.2 ± 2.1 | 6.628 | 0.001 | 5.4 ± 2.0 | 3.9 ± 1.9 | 5.038 | 0.001 | WOMAC-pain (score) | 7.9 ± 4.2 | 6 ± 3.9 | 5.257 | 0.001 | 7.7 ± 2.9 | 5.9 ± 2.2 | 5.311 | 0.001 | WOMAC-stiffness (score) | 1.6 ± 1.2 | 1.4 ± 1.4 | 1.545 | 0.130 | 1.7 ± 1.4 | 1.6 ± 1.2 | 0.473 | 0.639 | WOMAC-physical function (score) | 20.2 ± 10.7 | 16.3 ± 9.9 | 4.438 | 0.001 | 20.9 ± 6.6 | 16.8 ± 6.2 | 5.497 | 0.001 |
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Values are means with standard deviation. Paired sample t-test. . MS: muscle strength; IPC: intermittent pneumatic compression. |