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 |
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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.