Dynamic soft tissue mobilization versus proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in reducing hamstring muscle tightness in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized control trial

Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Studied Samples

Variables		Group A: DSTM (n = 24)	Group B: PNF Stretching (n = 24)	P value
Gender ^b	Male	3 (12.5)	8 (33.3)	0.86^†
Gender ^b	Female	21 (87.5)	16 (66.7)	0.86^†
Age (Years) ^a		52.08 ± 7.08	56.83 ± 8.77	0.045*
Weight (Kg) ^a		75.38 ± 22.06	68.79 ± 9.03	0.18
Chronicity of knee OA (months) ^a		31.54 ± 38.3	18.21 ± 23.1	0.15

DSTM: Dynamic soft tissue mobilization, PNF: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
^aValues are mean and standard deviation, ^b Values are frequency and percentage
^*level of significance with Chi-square was used for association, ^†level of significance with Independent t test

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