MTP group ( N = 45) At rest | TMC group ( N = 45) At rest | Test of significance | p -value | MTP group ( N = 45) At motion | TMC group ( N = 45) At motion | Test of significance | p -value | |
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Before injection | 5 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) | z = −0.445 | 0.656 | 6 (5–8) | 7 (5–8) | z = 0.949 | 0.343 |
At 2 weeks after injection | 3 (2–3) | 4 (3–5) | z = −2.648 | 0.025* | 4 (3–5) | 5 (3–6) | z = 2.481 | 0.036* |
P1 | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | ||||
At 1 month after injection | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | z = −0.704 | 0.482 | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | z = 0.863 | 0.388 |
P1 | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | ||||
At 2 months after injection | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | z = −0.354 | 0.723 | 4 (2−5) | 3 (2−5) | z = 0.127 | 0.899 |
P1 | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | ||||
At 3 months after injection | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | z = −0.943 | 0.345 | 5 (4−6) | 5 (4−7) | z = 0.813 | 0.416 |
P1 | 0.022* | 0.025* | 0.029* | 0.035* |