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Table 2.

Pain level progress based on each combination

Group N Check-up Follow-up Values



Mean SD Mean SD T F p
1 (Acet+Ibu) 30 3.71 1.11 1.86 1.85 4.67 58 <0.05
2 (Acet+Met+Ibu) 30 6.03 1.40 3.20 1.91 6.53 58 <0.05
3 (Acet+Met+Str) 30 6.73 1.61 4.16 2.15 5.22 58 <0.05

Abbreviation: N, number of patients; SD, standard deviation; Acet, acetaminophen 325 mg tablet (2 pills, every 8 hr×7 days); Ibu, ibuprofen 200 mg tablet (1 pill, 8 hr×7 days); Met, methocarbamol 500 mg tablet (1 pill, every 8 hr×2 days); nap, naproxen 500 mg tablet (1 pill, every 8 hr×7 days); str, stretches (3 times a day, every 8 hr×7 days); Err, standard error of difference; T, t-test; F, degree of freedom; p, probability value.

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