highly significantp<0.001
In contrast, the sham group exhibited minimal change (5.6±1.1 to 5.2±1.0; p=0.18), with only 7.1% reduction ( Table 2 ). The between-group difference in post-treatment VAS scores was highly significant (mean difference: 3.1; 95% CI: 1.8-4.4; p<0.001).