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Table 1 Skin temperatures before treatment at the heel and head of fibula in each group

From: Topical thermal therapy with hot packs suppresses physical inactivity-induced mechanical hyperalgesia and up-regulation of NGF

 

Group

Skin temperatures

Baseline

1st week

2nd week

3rd week

4th week

Heel

CON

30.2 ± 1.3

28.3 ± 0.9

25.9 ± 0.6

27.9 ± 1.3

26.6 ± 1.1

PI

29.5 ± 1.4

28.2 ± 1.1

27.3 ± 0.6

27.4 ± 1.0

25.5 ± 0.7

PI + sham

29.2 ± 1.8

28.1 ± 1.4

28.7 ± 1.2

28.6 ± 1.9

25.3 ± 0.3

PI + hot pack

31.1 ± 0.9

28.2 ± 1.1

25.7 ± 1.1

29.8 ± 1.5

27.4 ± 0.9

Head of fibula

CON

33.8 ± 0.2

33.6 ± 0.2

33.0 ± 1.0

33.9 ± 0.2

33.7 ± 0.4

PI

33.5 ± 0.6

32.2 ± 0.6

31.5 ± 0.8

32.2 ± 0.3

31.7 ± 0.5

PI + sham

31.9 ± 0.8

32.1 ± 0.6

31.5 ± 0.6

32.6 ± 0.6

31.7 ± 0.4

PI + hot pack

33.8 ± 0.3

33.4 ± 0.6

32.6 ± 1.1

33.1 ± 0.7

32.4 ± 0.5

  1. We observed the chronological change of skin temperatures due to physical inactivity or treatment. Skin temperatures were taken soon after cast removal. Skin temperatures are expressed as mean ± SEM. There were no significant differences between any groups during the physical inactivity period