Improving pain, function and quality of life in end-stage knee osteoarthritis: a patient-preference cohort study on whole-body vibration and exercise as bridging therapies for total knee replacement

Table 4 Baseline outcomes in the control, exercise, and exercise + whole-body vibration (WBV) groups

	Control (n = 201)	Exercise (n = 227)	Exercise + WBV (n = 127)	P-value
The 1st session
NPRS	5.81 ± 1.74^a	5.35 ± 2.11^a	5.57 ± 1.82	0.045*
Diseased leg ROM (°)	106.89 ± 18.33	107.89 ± 17.95	110.68 ± 16.52	0.164
Gait, n (%)
Normal	71 (35.0) (35.3)	75 (36.9) (33.0)	57 (28.1) (44.9)	0.077
Limping	130 (36.9) (64.7)	152 (43.2) (67.0)	70 (19.9) (55.1)
Knee Society Score	60.85 ± 12.55	61.90 ± 19.68	61.20 ± 17.52	0.806
Knee Society Functional Assessment	59.08 ± 13.66^b	59.13 ± 15.14^c	63.66 ± 17.12^b,c	0.012*
KOOS-KP	-	52.24 ± 18.60	54.31 ± 16.95	0.302
KOOS-S	-	49.83 ± 21.86	57.27 ± 19.56	0.002*
KOOS-ADL	-	62.44 ± 20.41	66.99 ± 19.42	0.072
KOOS-Sport/Rec	-	29.93 ± 22.50	38.20 ± 22.93	0.004^*
KOOS-QOL	-	37.12 ± 21.09	35.96 ± 18.19	0.646
Time and up go	15.23 ± 8.57	14.59 ± 5.70	13.35 ± 6.24	0.060
30-s chair stand	7.57 ± 3.72	8.11 ± 4.39	8.10 ± 3.25	0.298
Functional reach	-	21.61 ± 4.70	23.42 ± 6.51	0.003*

P-values after post-hoc Bonferroni multiple comparison correction: ^a Between Exercise and Control; P = 0.039; ^b Between Exercise + WBV and Control; P = 0.023; ^c Between Exercise + WBV and Exercise; P = 0.021
NPRS = Numeric Pain Rating Scale; ROM = Range of Motion; WBV = Whole Body Vibration; KOOS = Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; KOOS-KP = Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score–Knee Pain; KOOS-S = Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score–Other Symptoms; KOOS-ADL = Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score–Activities of Daily Living; KOOS-Sport/Rec = Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score–Sport and Recreation function; KOOS-QOL = Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score–knee-related Quality of Life
^* Statistical significance (P < 0.05)

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