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. 2024 Mar 14;60(2):216–224. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.24.08264-9

Table II. Change in outcomes each group from baseline (T0) to the end of the intervention period (T1).

Outcomes Groups T0 T1 Difference within groups Difference between groups
P value a P value b, c
AHI (mm) rPMS 12.4±4.0 (10.5) 11.6±4.6 (9.8) 0.200 0.023* b
Control 11.6±3.6 (11.1) 13.5±4.0 (13.1) 0.004**
NRS for shoulder pain at rest rPMS 0.9±2.7 (0) 0.3±1.3 (0) 0.109 0.232 c
Control 0.6±1.9 (0) 0.7±1.9 (0) 0.854
NRS for shoulder pain at movement rPMS 3.9±4.2 (1.5) 3.8±3.4 (3.5) 0.719 0.991 c
Control 3.3±3.4 (3.0) 2.9±3.6 (1.5) 0.218
MAS of shoulder adductors rPMS 0.8±0.9 (1) 0.8±1.1 (0) 1.000 0.746 c
Control 0.6±0.9 (0) 0.5±0.8 (0) 0.480
MAS of elbow flexors rPMS 1.0±0.9 (1) 1.0±1.1 (1) 0.564 0.559 c
Control 0.8±1.1 (0.5) 0.8±0.9 (1) 0.527
FMA-UE total score rPMS 24.9±23.7 (10) 31.2±25.5 (20) <0.001** 0.680 c
Control 30.2±23.1 (23) 39.8±22.9 (47.5) <0.001**
A, shoulder / elbow / forearm rPMS 14.9±12.5 (8) 18.6±13.2 (16) 0.001** 0.972 c
Control 19.0±12.2 (19) 23.4±11.8 (28.5) 0.001**
B, wrist rPMS 3.1±4.1 (0) 3.9±4.2 (2) 0.180 0.250 c
Control 3.7±4.1 (1.5) 5.3±4.3 (6.5) 0.010*
C, hand rPMS 5.5±6.0 (3) 6.8±6.3 (4) 0.006* 0.106 c
Control 6.0±5.7 (3.5) 8.8±5.3 (10) <0.001**
D, coordination / speed rPMS 1.4±2.2 (0) 2.0±2.6 (0) 0.066 0.272 c
Control 1.6±2.1 (0) 2.3±2.2 (3) 0.006*
A-ROM of shoulder abduction (degree) rPMS 61.1±72.8 (15) 72.3±69.6 (70) 0.074 0.430 c
Control 81.3±73.0 (65) 106.7±73.7 (125) 0.004**

Data are described as mean±SD (median). AHI: acromio-humeral interval; NRS: Numerical Rating Scale; MAS: Modified Ashworth scale; FMA-UE: Fugl-Meyer Assessment scale (upper extremity); A-ROM: active range of motion. a Wilcoxon signed-rank test; b unpaired t-test; c Mann-Whitney U Test; *P<0.05, **P<0.01.