| 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 |