Table 4 Evaluation of measurements of pain threshold and pain tolerance between groups and intra group (between different times of follow-up)

Threshold

Group 1

1.00 (0.85–1.31)

0.97^a (0.88–1.04)

1.44^b (1.08–1.62)

1.37^c (1.26–1.49)

<.01

Group 2

0.72 (0.57–1.06)

1.21 (0.84–1.82)

1.08 (0.92–1.13)

1.10 (0.95–1.27)

.76

p

.99

.32

.13

.97

Tolerance

Group 1

1.87 (1.42–2.24)

1.60^a (1.46–1.72)

2.00^b (1.73–2.23)

2.23^c (2.22–2.24)

<.01

Group 2

1.44 (1.04–1.92)

1.91 (1.53–2.44)

1.51 (1.22–1.87)

1.46 (1.32–1.49)

.52

p

.86

.67

.09

.24