Table 5. Passive and active shoulder external rotation before and after treatment.
| Left shoulder | Right shoulder | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± 1 SD | Med (Min–Max) | Mean ± 1 SD | Med (Min–Max) | ||||||
| Passive shoulder external rot. | Baseline | 52.3°±20.9° | 50° | 10°–90° | 57.9°±23.1° | 60° | 15°–90° | ||
| 1st assessment | 60.8°±20.2° | 60° | 30°–90° | 69.3°±19.5° | 70° | 25°–90° | |||
| 2nd assessment | 72.4°±16.1° | 78° | 25°–90° | 79.1°±14.1° | 85° | 40°–90° | |||
| Change from baseline | |||||||||
| 1st assessment | 8.5°±14.7° | * | 10° | –50°–35° | 11.4°±12.5° | * | 10° | –10°–55° | |
| 2nd assessment | 20.1°±20.3° | * | 23° | –55°–60° | 21.2°±20.5° | * | 18° | 0°–75° | |
| Passive shoulder external rot. | Baseline | 41.3°±22.5° | 43 | 0°–85° | 47.8°±23.8° | 50° | 0°–90° | ||
| 1st assessment | 52.0°±21.0° | 50° | 20°–90° | 59.5°±21.4° | 63° | 10°–90° | |||
| 2nd assessment | 62.2°±19.8° | 65° | 20°–90° | 72.0°±18.3° | 80° | 15°–90° | |||
| Change from baseline | |||||||||
| 1st assessment | 10.7°±15.4° | * | 8° | –40°–45° | 11.7°±13.3° | * | 10° | –10°–45° | |
| 2nd assessment | 21.0°±18.4° | * | 18° | –40°–50° | 24.2°±20.4° | * | 20° | 0°–80° | |
Mann-Whitney U test / Wilcoxon’s signed rank test
*Significant within-group change from baseline, p<0.05
°Shoulder range of motion measured in degrees