A total of 17 subjects were randomly assigned to the mastication sessions and commenced the study, 2 subjects withdrew because of time constraints, and the remaining 15 subjects completed all 4 mastication sessions.
Trial data capture commenced as the subject ran up towards the force plate, and ended after the subject had landed on the force plate.
Data collection used for the main analyses commenced after the subject provided his first post-masker rating of tinnitus loudness, and we classified trials as "RI trials" when his tinnitus remained suppressed at this time.
Timing commenced when the subject lifted the foot off the floor, and timing ceased when the subject either 1) used their arms (moved arms away from their side) to balance, 2) moved the weight-bearing foot to maintain balance, 3) a maximum of 60 seconds had elapsed, 4) placed their nonstanding leg on the ground, or 5) required assistance to maintain balance.
Following the six week postoperative surgeon evaluation, Intervention subjects commenced the outpatient rehabilitation program.
Subjects commenced the program after their 6-week appointment and then continued the program until they were approximately 4 months post-operative.
When the statistician was alerted to an obvious difference in clinical progression where blinded active eradication therapy failed [ 10], 30 subjects had commenced the post-treatment assessments, 20 had reached de-blinding.
It was established before commencing the experiment that subjects were able reliably to detect the sensory stimulus delivered by the brush.
I may commence this subject by observing, that in most systematic works on Surgery, whilst diseases of the joints are arranged under one head, there is generally a separate chapter devoted to morbus coxæ, or morbus coxarius as it is termed.
