Table 4 Comparison of measured variables pre- and post-treatment within and between both groups

Canal weakness

Pre-treatment

57.75 ± 20.21

58.64 ± 23.13

0.016

0.901 (NS)

Post-treatment

22.30 ± 22.42

45.00 ± 23.61

8.972

0.005 (S)

Mean difference

35.45

13.64

Improvement %

61.39%

23.26%

F value

27.578

2.897

P value

0.0001 (S)

0.098 (NS)

Total equilibrium composite

Pre-treatment

39.60 ± 11.16

45.71 ± 12.99

2.365

0.133 (NS)

Post-treatment

66.95 ± 16.69

49.12 ± 13.98

12.145

0.001 (S)

Mean difference

27.35

3.41

Improvement %

69.07%

7.46%

F value

37.109

0.543

P value

0.0001 (S)

0.467 (NS)

Somatosensory score

Pre-treatment

90.35 ± 8.57

91.76 ± 9.35

0.230

0.634 (NS)

Post-treatment

95.65 ± 5.30

94.29 ± 7.48

0.413

0.524 (NS)

Mean difference

5.30

2.53

Improvement %

5.87%

2.76%

F value

5.528

0.758

P value

0.024 (S)

0.390 (NS)

Visual score

Pre-treatment

39.76 ± 7.08

41.77 ± 26.29

0.108

0.744 (NS)

Post-treatment

55.75 ± 21.20

41.94 ± 27.53

2.966

0.094 (NS)

Mean difference

15.99

0.17

Improvement %

40.22%

0.41%

F value

10.227

0.000

P value

0.003 (S)

0.985 (NS)

Vestibular score

Pre-treatment

25.72 ± 19.78

19.47 ± 19.48

0.929

0.342 (NS)

Post-treatment

45.75 ± 25.46

21.76 ± 21.56

9.364

0.004 (S)

Mean difference

20.03

2.29

Improvement %

77.88%

11.76%

F value

7.722

0.106

P value

0.008 (S)

0.747 (NS)

Preference score

Pre-treatment

76.60 ± 8.25

82.72 ± 9.02

3.207

0.082 (NS)

Post-treatment

90.55 ± 8.56

94.56 ± 7.96

1.664

0.205 (NS)

Mean difference

13.95

11.84

Improvement %

18.21%

14.31%

F value

27.513

9.131

P value

0.0001 (S)

0.005 (S)

VADL score

Pre-treatment

101.75 ± 29.42

94.59 ± 45.74

0.330

0.569 (NS)

Post-treatment

62.20 ± 21.99

67.18 ± 37.08

0.255

0.616 (NS)

Mean difference

39.55

27.41

Improvement %

38.87%

28.98%

F value

23.182

6.684

P value

0.0001 (S)

0.024 (S)