Letter to the Editor
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 |
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