Table 2.
Differences Between Preoperative and Postoperative Assessments
| Accessory Joint Mobilization (n = 10) |
Neural Mobilization (n = 8) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0 | A1 | A0 – A1 (95% CI) | P | A0 | A1 | A0 – A1 (95% CI) | P | |
| ROM, degrees | ||||||||
| Flexion mean (SD) | 167.3 (14.4) | 133.9 (27) | 33.4 (17.8, 49) | .001a | 174.3 (6) | 136.4 (21.8) | 37.9 (23.5, 52.3) | <.001a |
| Abduction median (IQR) | 171 (155, 177.25) | 124.5 (96, 154.75) | 31 (9.5, 67.5) | .005b | 175 (173, 176.75) | 124.5 (110.25, 140.25) | 45.5 (33, 61.75) | .012b |
| Pain, 0-10 cm | ||||||||
| VAS median (IQR) | 0 (0, 2.25) | 5 (0, 6) | –2(–6, 0) | .033b | 0 (0, 2.25) | 4.5 (3.25, 5.75) | –4 (–5, –0.75) | .034b |
| UL Functionality (0-3 points), median (IQR) | ||||||||
| To comb | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0, 1) | –1 (–1, 0) | .020b | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0.25, 1) | –1 (–1, –0.25) | .014b |
| To get washed | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0, 1) | –0.5 (–1, 0) | .025b | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0.25, 1) | –1 (–1, –0.25) | .014b |
| To button the bra | 0 (0, 0.25) | 1 (0, 1) | 0 (–1, 0) | .046b | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0, 1) | –1 (–1, 0) | .025b |
| To mop the floor | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0.75, 1) | –1 (–1, 0) | .008b | 0 (0, 0) | 0.5 (0, 1) | –0.5 (–1, 0) | .046b |
| To clean windows | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (1, 1) | –1 (–1, –1) | .003b | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0.25, 1) | –1 (–1, 0) | .034b |
| To hang up | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (1, 1) | –1 (–1, –1) | .003b | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (1, 1) | –1 (–1, –1) | NSb |
| To make the bed | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0, 1) | –1 (–1, 0) | .014b | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0, 1) | –1 (–1, 0) | .034b |
| To carry shopping cart | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0, 1) | –1 (–1, 0) | .014b | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (0.25, 1) | –1 (–1, –0.25) | .020b |
| To put on the pullover | 0 (0, 0.25) | 1 (1, 1.25) | –1 (–1, –1) | .004b | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (1, 1) | –1 (–1, –1) | .008b |
| To take off the pullover | 0 (0, 0.25) | 1 (1, 1.25) | –1 (–1, –1) | .004b | 0 (0, 0) | 1 (1, 1) | –1 (–1, –1) | .011b |
| Leisure | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 1) | 0 (–1, 0) | .046b | 0 (0, 0) | 0.5 (0, 1) | –0.5 (–1, 0) | .046b |
| Glenohumeral Glides | ||||||||
| PG (±) | 2/8 | 5/5 | — | NSc | 1/7 | 5/3 | — | NSc |
| AG (±) | 0/10 | 1/9 | — | NSc | 0/8 | 0/8 | — | — |
| CAU (±) | 1/9 | 2/8 | — | NSc | 1/7 | 0/8 | — | — |
Data presented as mean (SD) or median (IQR).
A0, preoperative assessment; A1, postoperative assessment; AG, anterior glenohumeral glide; CAU, caudal glenohumeral glide; CI, confidence interval; Glenohumeral Glides (±), number of participants who showed painful glide/normal glide; IQR, interquartile range; NS, not significant; PG, posterior glenohumeral glide; ROM, range of motion; SD, standard deviation; UL functionality, upper limb functionality, from 0 points (no difficulty) to 3 points (unable); VAS, visual analog scale, from 0 cm (no pain) to 10 cm (the most intense pain imaginable).
a
Paired Student’s t test.
b
Wilcoxon test.
c
Fisher’s exact test.