VAS Pain values were scored significantly lower for the KT group ( T1 : 2.5 2.0 ( p = 0.006 ) ; T2 : 1.7 2.0 ( p < 0.001 ) ; T3 : 1.5 2.3 ( p = 0.004 ) ; T4 : 0.6 1.1 ( p = 0.001 ) compared to the no-KT group ( T1 : 3.8 2.5 ; T2 : 3.5 2.7 ; T3 : 2.9 2.2 ; T4 : 1.6 1.7 ) .