Table 2. Comparison within and between groups.
| Measures | Experimental group | Control group | ||
| Pretest | Posttest | Pretest | Posttest | |
| Muscle strength | ||||
| Shoulder flexion | 4.14 (1.95) | 5.57 (2.70)* | 3.85 (2.34) | 4.57 (2.64) |
| Shoulder extension | 3.85 (2.04) | 5.57 (2.37)* | 3.86 (2.34) | 4.29 (2.75) |
| Elbow flexion | 3.86 (2.27) | 6.29 (2.81)* | 4.43 (1.90) | 5.57 (3.15) |
| Elbow Extension | 3.43 (2.23) | 5.71 (2.93)* | 4.00 (2.31) | 5.14 (3.24)* |
| Wrist flexion | 3.43 (2.51) | 4.86 (3.53) | 4.00 (2.31) | 4.57 (3.21) |
| Wrist extension | 3.14 (2.49) | 4.29 (3.25) | 3.57 (2.44) | 4.29 (3.35) |
| Muscle tone | ||||
| Shoulder | 1.71 (0.95) | 1.14 (0.38) | 1.29 (0.49) | 1.29 (0.49) |
| Elbow | 2.14 (1.21) | 1.43 (0.79) | 1.57 (0.98) | 1.14 (0.38) |
| Wrist | 1.71 (0.76) | 1.29 (0.49) | 1.14 (0.38) | 1.14 (0.38) |
| FIM | 62.71 (11.48) | 71.42 (15.00)* | 56.43 (9.85) | 61.24±11.93* |
Values are mean (SD). MMT was graded a ten-point ordinal scale from 1 to 10. MAS was graded on a six-point ordinal scale from 0 to 5 with the grade 1+ substituted by grade 2.
*p<0.05 by the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test