Statistical analysis
The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 26. Mean ± standard deviation (SD) was used to report the descriptive statistics of the data. Wilcoxon test was utilized to compare the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores at different time points (0, day 3, day 5, and day 7). In contrast, a repeated measurement test was employed to compare the lesion size across the same time points. Additionally, the Mann-Whitney test was used to compare each session’s intervention scores. A significance level of 