Table 2.
Movement type | Study group |
Movement in degrees (mean ± SD) |
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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 |