Table 3 Group marginal estimated means for all outcomes. Data expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM)
NCS (experimental group, n = 20) | Ice (comparison group, n = 21) | |
|---|---|---|
Functional capacity (LEFS scores, 0–80) | ||
Baseline | 29.6 ± 1.7 | 34.7 ± 2.5 |
1 week | 51.5 ± 2.9 | 52.2 ± 2.6 |
2 weeks | 62.4 ± 2.3 | 64.7 ± 2.0 |
4 weeks | 72.2 ± 1.9 | 73.0 ± 1.1 |
6 weeks | 74.7 ± 1.3 | 76.3 ± 0.8 |
Pain at rest (VAS, 0–10) | ||
Baseline | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 0.4 |
1 week | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.2 |
2 weeks | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 0.3 ± 0.1 |
4 weeks | 0.2 ± 0.2 | 0.1 ± 0.1 |
6 weeks | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.0 |
Pain during usual activities (VAS, 0–10) | ||
Baseline | 4.5 ± 0.5 | 4.6 ± 0.4 |
1 week | 2.4 ± 0.4 | 2.3 ± 0.4 |
2 weeks | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 1.2 ± 0.2 |
4 weeks | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.5 ± 0.2 |
6 weeks | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.2 ± 0.1 |
Oedema (Figure-of-8, cm) | ||
Baseline | 53.7 ± 0.7 | 52.7 ± 0.8 |
1 week | 53.0 ± 0.7 | 52.0 ± 0.8 |
2 weeks | 52.6 ± 0.7 | 52.1 ± 0.8 |
4 weeks | 52.4 ± 0.6 | 51.7 ± 0.7 |
6 weeks | 52.5 ± 0.7 | 51.9 ± 0.8 |
Dorsiflexion ROM (WBLT, cm) | ||
Baseline | 5.5 ± 0.8 | 5.9 ± 1.0 |
1 week | 7.9 ± 0.9 | 9.4 ± 0.5 |
2 weeks | 9.6 ± 0.7 | 10.6 ± 0.5 |
4 weeks | 10.7 ± 0.5 | 11.7 ± 0.5 |
6 weeks | 11.2 ± 0.5 | 11.7 ± 0.6 |