The Journal of Rheumatology reported on a double - blind study of patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis where the CMO
group saw significant improvement while the placebo group saw none.
In one of these studies the vitamin C
group saw significant improvements in the endothelium, the lining of blood vessels, while the placebo group did not.
The rest of the students in the control
groups saw no significant improvement in any of these areas.
Not exact matches
Both
groups did
see improvements — in body composition, fitness level, diet, and the amount of exercise they got each week — but there were no
significant differences between the two.
Prior to the treatment at the Holtorf Medical
Group, the patients had
seen an average of 7.2 different physicians for the treatment of fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome without
significant improvement.
In the training
group, a
significant reduction in BP and pain incidence, along with
improvements in muscle endurance and flexibility were
seen after 24 weeks (p < 0.05).
A
group that was consuming about half of the recommended amount of vegetables, increased the amount of vegetables they were consuming by about double (~ 2 servings) to the recommended amount and
saw a statistically
significant improvement.
They also
saw significant reductions in fat mass, visceral fat, and fasting glucose, while the continuous
group showed no
significant improvements in glycemic control.
A
significant increase in anaerobic power and lean mass was
seen in the snacking
group, with no such
improvements seen in the placebo
group.
Both
groups of schools
saw an increase in the average math and reading scores during the first two years of the bonus program; treatment -
group schools, however, did not experience a statistically
significant improvement in average test scores relative to the schools in the control
group.
We also
saw statistically -
significant improvements for this later
group in parent - reported working memory and inhibition (ability to control impulses).
If you're not
seeing significant improvement within a few weeks, you need to start setting and enforcing consequences, which in this case will mean warning people (individually, not as a
group) that they risk termination if you don't
see fairly quick changes.