were presented as mean and SD. The values of pain
intensity (NRS), time in seconds for the patient to
walk 6 m (TUG), PPT and muscle strength (MVIC)
observed after the treatment were compared between
the groups using a two-way factorial mixed ANOVA
with repeated measures considering the time (preand
post-treatment) as a within-subject effect and the
group (MA and EA) as a between-subject effect. The
effect of each treatment was verified by differences in
the within-subject comparison (based on the differences
between the pre- and post-treatment means)
within each group. Data normality was verified using