BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Table 5 Distance covered and percent change obtained in the six-minute walk test before and after treatment

From: Effects of kinesiotherapy, ultrasound and electrotherapy in management of bilateral knee osteoarthritis: prospective clinical trial

	Before	After	Δ%	P	Effect size
KIN (n = 16)	333 ± 80	387 ± 59^a	19.8 ± 21.7	0.003	−0.35
KIN (n = 16)	(212 – 500)	(308 – 500)	(−6.1 – 74.5)	0.003	−0.35
TENS (n = 12)	330 ± 61	355 ± 65	8.9 ± 17.1	0.61	N/A
TENS (n = 12)	(200 – 420)	(275 – 500)	(−22.9 – 37.5)	0.61	N/A
US (n = 12)	318 ± 68	358 ± 77^a	14.1 ± 22.5	0.04	−0.26
	(200 – 400)	(200 – 450)	(−6.3 – 80.0)

Data are expressed as mean ± S.D. (min – max).
^a different from before for the same group. N/A: not applicable.

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