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Physical Evaluation of Subjects. |
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| Initial, n= 18 |
7 Months, |
P value, |
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paired |
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| Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
t-test |
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| 1. Shoulder pain at rest (R) (scale 1–10, 10 worse) |
3.9 ± 2.4 |
1.4 ± 2.0 |
0.0010 |
| 2. Shoulder pain at rest (L) (scale 1–10, 10 worse) |
3.4 ± 2.5 |
1.3 ± 1.9 |
0.0011 |
| 3. Range of active motion of shoulder, flex (R) (degrees) |
153 ± 18 |
161± 14 |
0.086 |
| 4. Range of active motion of shoulder, flex (L) (degrees) |
150± 21 |
159 ± 19 |
0.114 |
| 5. Range of active motion of shoulder, abduct (R) |
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| (degrees) |
137 ± 24 |
157 ± 19 |
0.0020 |
| 6. Range of active motion of shoulder, abduct (L) |
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| (degrees) |
139 ± 28 |
155 ± 28 |
0.0097 |
| 7. Shoulder pain on motion (R) (scale 1–10, 10 worse) |
4.1 ± 2.5 |
2.0 ± 2.7 |
0.0071 |
| 8. Shoulder pain on motion (L) (scale 1–10, 10 worse) |
3.7 ± 2.9 |
1.4 ± 1.9 |
0.0021 |
| 9. Hand-to-neck (R) (0 – 4) |
0.22 ± 0.55 |
0.06 ± 0.24 |
0.27 |
| 10. Hand-to-neck (L) (0 – 4) |
0.22 ± 0.55 |
0.11 ± 0.32 |
0.50 |
| 11. Hand-to-scapula (R) (0 – 4) |
0.50 ± 0.62 |
0.11 ± 0.32 |
0.0147 |
| 12. Hand-to-scapula (L) (0 – 4) |
0.44 ± 0.62 |
0.28 ± 0.75 |
0.19 |
| 13. Isometric shoulder endurance (R) (sec) |
69 ± 47 |
77 ± 50 |
0.36 |
| 14. Isometric shoulder endurance (L) (sec) |
73 ± 52 |
80 ± 57 |
0.52 |
| 15. Neck rotation (R) (degrees) |
66 ± 7 |
70 ± 11 |
0.13 |
| 16. Neck rotation (L) (degrees) |
56 ± 12 |
68 ± 12 |
0.00003 |
| 17. Flexibility (sit-and-reach) (cm) |
-10.5 ± 9.4 |
-4.4 ± 6.5 |
0.0038 |
| 18. Chair test (times/minute) |
16.4 ± 6.8 |
19.1 ± 8.1 |
0.028 |
| 19. Hand grip strength (R) |
39 ± 17 |
30 ± 15 |
0.017 |
| 20. Hand grip strength (L) |
36 ± 17 |
30 ± 14 |
0.078 |
| 21. Six-minute walk (m) |
465 ± 98 |
514 ± 112 |
0.012 |
Donaldson et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:7 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-1-7 |
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