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Results

There was no adverse events in both groups during 5-day course of treatment, and no withdrawal from Simeox physiotherapy.

Questionnaire results in both groups. Тables 2 8

Тable 2 | During the last 2 weeks how difficult it was to:

4-very difficult, 3-difficult, 2-a bit difficult, 1-not difficult

Patient

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Group

To do vigorous exercise (running etc.)

To walk one floor up the stairs

To carry or lift heavy objects

Simeox

Simeox

Simeox

Simeox

Simeox

Control

Control

Control

Control

Control

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

3

4

2

3

2

3

3

4

3

3

2

4

2

1

3

3

3

2

4

4

2

4

3

1

3

3

3

2

4

4

2

4

2

1

2

2

3

3

2

4

1

Day 1 Day 5 Day 1 Day 5 Day 1 Day 5

4

1

1

2

2

2

3

2

4

Format was performed to all Study group patients with a treatment duration of 20 25 minutes : 2 sessions per day, 1 morning and

1 evening, for 5 days.

Control group patients had traditional manual physiotherapy technique : 2 sessions per day, 1 morning and 1 evening, for 5 days.

There was no significant difference between the groups in questionnaire results.

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