The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 2 Comparison between pre- and post-clinical data within mild, moderate, and severe groups

From: Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on different severities of carpal tunnel syndrome

Clinical assessment
Clinical assessment			Mean ± SD	P value
Lateral pinch	Mild	Pre	14.50 ± 3.14	0.0001^b
	Mild	Post	17.01 ± 4.02	0.0001^b
	Moderate	Pre	12.94 ± 3.26	0.0001^b
	Moderate	Post	14.98 ± 3.87	0.0001^b
	Severe	Pre	10.26 ± 3.02	0.005^a
	Severe	Post	11.45 ± 3.41	0.005^a
VAS	Mild	Pre	7.65 ± 0.48	0.0001^b
	Mild	Post	5.20 ± 1.00	0.0001^b
	Moderate	Pre	8.15 ± 0.58	0.0001^b
	Moderate	Post	5.80 ± 1.00	0.0001^b
	Severe	Pre	8.25 ± 0.68	0.001^a
	Severe	Post	7.40 ± 1.31	0.001^a

VA Visual Analogue Scale, SD standard deviation
^ap value< 0.05 is considered significant
^bp value< 0.001 is considered highly significant

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