Table 4.
Changes in the range of motion and hand volume in the two groups.
| Examination | SMF Group | PEMF Group | Significance of Differences between Groups (p) (b) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95 c.i.) | Std. Dev. | Mean (95 c.i.) | Std. Dev. | ||
| Range of Motion in Hand Joints [mm] (D) (c) | |||||
| Before therapy | 15.7 (11.9; 19.6) | 6.7 | 14.1 (11.1; 17.2) | 5.5 | 0.6516 |
| After therapy | 16.5 (12.4; 20.6) | 7.1 | 17.1 (13.7; 20.5) | 6.1 | 0.9829 |
| Therapy effect | 0.7 (−0.5; 2.0) | 2.1 | 2.9 (0.8; 5.1) | 3.9 | 0.1225 |
| Significance of therapy effects (p) (a) | 0.1578 | 0.0125 * | |||
| Range of Motion in Hand Joints [mm] (S) (d) | |||||
| Before therapy | 17.1 (13.8; 20.5) | 5.8 | 15.0 (11.5; 18.6) | 6.4 | 0.4773 |
| After therapy | 16.1 (12.3; 19.9) | 6.6 | 17.1 (13.4; 20.7) | 6.6 | 0.5613 |
| Therapy effect | −1.1 (−2.6; 0.5) | 2.6 | 2.0 (−0.4; 4.5) | 4.4 | 0.0411 * |
| Significance of therapy effects (p) (a) | 0.1578 | 0.1118 | |||
| Hand Volume [mm3] (D) (c) | |||||
| Before therapy | 337.1 (300.4; 373.9) | 69.0 | 388.9 (331.5; 446.2) | 107.6 | 0.1381 |
| After therapy | 336.8 (299.3; 374.4) | 70.5 | 369.4 (311.8; 426.9) | 108.0 | 0.7520 |
| Therapy effect | −0.3 (−12.8; 12.1) | 23.4 | −19.5 (−31.7; −7.3) | 22.9 | 0.0615 |
| Significance of therapy effects (p) (a) | 0.7764 | 0.0038 ** | |||
| Hand Volume [mm3] (S) (d) | |||||
| Before therapy | 327.0 (290.2; 363.8) | 69.1 | 377.0 (322.5; 431.4) | 102.3 | 0.2240 |
| After therapy | 337.2 (295.3; 379.1) | 75.7 | 364.9 (307.8; 422.0) | 107.2 | 0.8304 |
| Therapy effect | 8.1 (−2.8; 19.0) | 19.7 | −12.1 (−23.5; −0.6) | 21.4 | 0.0215 * |
| Significance of therapy effects (p) (a) | 0.0995 | 0.0843 | |||
(a) Result of Wilcoxon test. (b) Result of Mann–Whitney test. (c) Dominant hand. (d) Subordinate hand. Statistically significant values: *—p < 0.05, **—p < 0.01.