| No. of patients with a parameter | Before treatment | After treatment | ||
| No-MPAD group | MPAD group | No-MPAD group | MPAD group | |
| Soreness | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Leukocytes | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Microorganisms (by PCR) | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Recovered | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Improved | – | – | 4 | 5 |