Table 2.
Descriptive values of the temperature recorded during the various applications in the supraspinatus tendon
| Supraspinatus tendon | Baseline | 1 min | 2 min | 3 min | 4 min | 5 min | 5 min after treatment | ANOVA F; p Value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPC | Antero-Lateral | 21.44 ± 2.82 | 22.72 ± 2.46 | 23.39 ± 2.34 | 23.99 ± 2.58 | 24.42 ± 2.49 | 24.99 ± 2.96 | 24.71 ± 2.07 |
F=0.180 p< 0.981 |
| Postero-Superior | 23.52 ± 1.32 | 24.78 ± 1.74 | 25.52 ± 2.06 | 26.28 ± 2.44 | 26.91 ± 2.55 | 27.40 ± 2.79 | 27.29 ± 2.31 | ||
| Difference | 2.08 ± 2.85 | 2.06 ± 3.05 | 2.13 ± 3.46 | 2.29 ± 4.33 | 2.49 ± 4.42 | 2.41 ± 5.05 | 2.58 ± 3.49 | ||
| LPC | Antero-Lateral | 22.24 ± 2.73 | 22.93 ± 2.55 | 23.07 ± 2.72 | 23.30 ± 2.33 | 23.57 ± 2.08 | 23.68 ± 1.97 | 23.86 ± 2.36 |
F=0.769 p< 0.597 |
| Postero-Superior | 24.05 ± 2.03 | 25.11 ± 2.05 | 25.54 ± 2.16 | 25.81 ± 2.39 | 25.99 ± 2.49 | 26.24 ± 2.54 | 25.99 ± 1.55 | ||
| Difference | 1.81 ± 1.92 | 2.18 ± 2.01 | 2.47 ± 2.48 | 2.51 ± 2.41 | 2.42 ± 2.47 | 2.56 ± 2.66 | 2.13 ± 1.97 | ||
| HPR | Antero-Lateral | 21.14 ± 2.75 | 26.30 ± 1.93 | 27.02 ± 1.75 | 28.96 ± 2.15 | 30.12 ± 2.03 | 31.63 ± 3.10 | 28.01 ± 1.87 |
F=1.075 p< 0.389 |
| Postero-Superior | 23.13 ± 2.55 | 28.27 ± 5.32 | 28.13 ± 4.50 | 28.87 ± 5.06 | 30.48 ± 6.37 | 30.64 ± 5.94 | 28.35 ± 4.04 | ||
| Difference | 1.99 ± 1.88 | 1.97 ± 4.19 | 1.11 ± 4.54 | −0.09 ± 4.78 | 0.36 ± 6.69 | −0.99 ± 7.33 | 0.34 ± 3.80 | ||
| LPR | Antero-Lateral | 21.34 ± 3.66 | 22.69 ± 3.14 | 23.15 ± 3.07 | 23.68 ± 2.90 | 24.05 ± 3.03 | 24.41 ± 3.09 | 24.23 ± 2.99 |
F=1.636 p< 0.155 |
| Postero-Superior | 24.14 ± 1.94 | 25.65 ± 1.85 | 25.77 ± 1.84 | 26.04 ± 1.60 | 26.50 ± 2.19 | 26.60 ± 2.04 | 25.82 ± 1.69 | ||
| Difference | 2.80 ± 2.75 | 2.96 ± 2.97 | 2.62 ± 3.23 | 2.36 ± 3.41 | 2.45 ± 3.18 | 2.19 ± 3.53 | 1.59 ± 2.48 |
Abbreviations: HPC High Power Capacitive, LPC Low Power Capacitive, HPR High Power Resistive, LPR Low Power Resistive