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Table 1 VAS alteration of both groups before and during treatment

From: Assessment of the kinesiotherapy’s efficacy in male athletes with calcaneal apophysitis

 

Kinesio tape

Sham tape

p

Median ± SD

Median

Median ± SD

Median

VAS

 Pretreatment

7.0 ± 0.9

7.0

6.8 ± 1.2

7.0

0.783a

 1st week

5.5 ± 0.9

6.0

5.4 ± 2.1

6.0

0.893a

 1st month

2.8 ± 0.6

3.0

3.3 ± 2.0

3.0

0.812a

 3rd month

0.5 ± 0.5

1.0

1.5 ± 1.2

1.0

0.069a

 6th month

0.1 ± 0.3

0.0

0.4 ± 0.5

0.0

0.136a

Change relative to pretreatment period

 1st week

1.5 ± 0.5

2.0

1.5 ± 1.2

1.0

0.782a

 Change p

0.003b

 

0.011b

  

 1st month

4.2 ± 0.9

4.0

3.5 ± 1.5

4.0

0.199a

 Change p

0.003b

 

0.003b

  

 3rd month

6.5 ± 1.1

6.0

5.4 ± 1.4

5.0

0.057a

 Change p

0.003b

 

0.003b

  

 6th month

6.9 ± 1.0

7.0

6.5 ± 1.1

7.0

0.341a

 Change p

0.003b

 

0.003b

  
  1. aMann-Whitney U test/X 2
  2. 2chi square test