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. 2017 May 18;8(5):394–399. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i5.394

Table 2.

Change in range motion in both groups

Movement type Study group Movement in degrees (mean ± SD)
Baseline 4 wk 8 wk 12 wk 16 wk 20 wk
Forward flexion ACR 99.8 ± 13.4 133.3 ± 19.1 140.1 ± 18.6 145.5 ± 17.4 151.2 ± 16.4 152.9 ± 14.6
Corticosteroid 100.8 ± 16.7 118.9 ± 17.4 126.4 ± 16.9 132.5 ± 17.3 138.9 ± 17.6 143.9 ± 16.6
P value 0.79 0.005 0.006 0.007 0.009 0.05
Extension ACR 34.1 ± 7.5 42.6 ± 8.1 45.0 ± 7.6 48.0 ± 6.8 49.8 ± 7.0 50.6 ± 7.2
Corticosteroid 34.4 ± 7.4 41.6 ± 6.3 43.7 ± 5.3 46.7 ± 6.1 49.2 ± 5.5 50.0 ± 5.4
P value 0.86 0.58 0.48 0.47 0.53 0.68
Abduction ACR 78.3 ± 13.2 113.2 ± 20.4 121.6 ± 21.8 127.6 ± 21.3 131.9 ± 19.8 135.6 ± 18.5
Corticosteroid 78.0 ± 18.8 94.6 ± 20.2 100.0 ± 22.4 107.5 ± 21.2 109.2 ± 26.9 118.3 ± 22.0
P value 0.93 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.005
Adduction ACR 28.0 ± 5.6 37.3 ± 6.1 39.1 ± 5.9 41.7 ± 5.1 43.9 ± 5.5 45.9 ± 5.0
Corticosteroid 28.7 ± 6.3 33.2 ± 5.4 35.8 ± 5.9 38.2 ± 6.6 41.2 ± 5.5 43.0 ± 5.8
P value 0.65 0.01 0.04 0.02 0.07 0.07
Internal rotation ACR 28.9 ± 6.4 39.8 ± 8.4 42.5 ± 8.9 44.8 ± 9.1 48.3 ± 9.0 50.4 ± 7.5
Corticosteroid 32.6 ± 8.3 38.7 ± 6.7 41.0 ± 5.6 44.2 ± 6.1 46.4 ± 4.6 47.8 ± 5.5
P value 0.06 0.6 0.47 0.79 0.31 0.16
External rotation ACR 39.1 ± 6.2 56.4 ± 11.4 61.4 ± 12.9 65.7 ± 13.2 69.8 ± 12.7 73.4 ± 14.2
Corticosteroid 42.6 ± 8.2 49.1 ± 7.7 51.4 ± 8.9 54.8 ± 8.2 59.2 ± 8.8 62.6 ± 9.9
P value 0.07 0.007 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.003