Table 2: Self-assessment of Pain and Function in Patients with OA Before and Six months after Bone Marrow Prolotherapy

Patient No. (N = 24)	No. of Treatments	Pain * at Rest		Pain ADL		Pain on Exercise		Degree of Stiffness		Limitations in ROM		Level of Crepitus
		Before	After†	Before	After†	Before	After†	Before	After†	Before	After†	Before	After†
Knee (Scale: 0-3. minimal; 4-6, moderate; 7-10, severe)
1	3	0	0	8	2	10	1	0	0	5	1	2	0
2a	3	7	2	7	2	9	2	8	2	6	2	7	2
4	5	4	0	4	0	5	0	3	6	0	0	0	0
5	5	4	0	4	0	5	0	3	0	6	0	0	0
8	1	10	0	10	0	10	0	5	0	6	0	6	0
10	3	10	0	10	0	10	0	10	0	10	0	10	0
11	3	10	0	10	0	10	0	10	0	10	0	10	0
12	2	5	0	7	0	9	1	8	1	7	0	6	0
13	2	5	0	7	0	9	1	8	1	7	0	6	0
14	5	6	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
15	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	3	6	2	6	2	6	2	8	1	8	1	7	1
24	3	6	2	6	2	6	2	8	1	8	1	7	1
Hip (Scale: 0-3. minimal; 4-6, moderate; 7-10, severe)
6	7	0	0	3	0	4	0	8	1	5	1	0	0
7	7	0	0	5	0	6	1	8	2	9	3	3	0
9	4	3	0	5	1	5	1	8	2	8	5	6	1
16	7	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
17	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	4	0
18	1	0	0	4	0	3	0	3	0	7	5	2	0
19	2	6	0	6	0	8	0	8	0	6	5	4	0
21	3	9	0	9	0	9	0	9	1	7	5	7	0
Other joint disease (Scale: 0-3. minimal; 4-6, moderate; 7-10, severe)
3b	4	7	0	9	0	10	0	9	1	9	1	0	0
20c	3	5	0	5	0	5	0	8	5	8	5	2	0
22d	3	7	0	7	0	7	0	7	2	7	2	0	0
Mean	3.63	4.58	0.25	5.88	0.38	6.33	0.46	6	0.83	6.46	1.54	4.08	0.21
SD		3.51	0.66	2.61	0.77	3.14	0.72	3.56	1.17	2.47	1.98	3.22	0.51
P Value = .05		P< .001		P< .001		P< .001		P< .001			P< .001		P< .001
Paired t test: t23‡		6.16		10.28		9.38		6.05			7.45		6.41
Abbreviations: ADL=activities of daily living; ROM=range of motion, SD = standard deviation. * Pain level as rated by Visual Analog Pain Scale (VAS). † 6 months or longer. ‡df.									a R knee, torn medial meniscus-post surgery. b R ankle, avascular necrosis, osteoarthritis. c L big toe, osteoarthritis with bone spurs. d Lower back pain from degenerative disc disease.