04 December 2020 : Clinical Research
Retrospective Study of Rehabilitation Exercise Combined with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Shixiong Yi1ABCDEFG, Heng Jiang1ABCDEFG*, Jie Zhou1ABCDF, Qian Li1ABCD, Meiyuan Wang1ABCDE, Qifeng Peng1ABCDFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.927722
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e927722
Table 3 Comparison of WOMAC scores between the two groups before and after treatment.
| Groups | Before treatment | After treatment | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| RE group (n=104) | 38.24±7.17 | 20.37±4.06# | <0.001 |
| NRE (n=113) | 38.87±6.32 | 27.82±4.57# | <0.001 |
| P value | 0.871 | <0.001 | |
| WOMAC – Western Ontario and McMaster Universities knee osteoarthritis index visualized scale; RE – rehabilitation exercise; NRE – non rehabilitation exercise; # represents P * represents P | |||