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IL-17 and ADL were measured pre- and post-intervention. Data analysis involved paired and unpaired t-tests, with a P<\/jats:italic> value < 0.05 being statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nResults<\/jats:title>\nThere was a notable decrease in IL-17 in the experimental and control groups, from (31.13\u00b13.68 pg\/mL) to (18.96\u00b12.56 pg\/mL) and (31.05\u00b14.24 pg\/mL) to (28.89\u00b14.58 pg\/mL), respectively. The experimental group's ADL scores increased from 2.93\u00b10.94 to 5.03\u00b10.85, while the control improved from 2.5\u00b11.13 to 3.53\u00b11.04. 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