Table 1.
ROM and MRC assessed at the different time-points.
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right shoulder ROM | |||||
| Active flexion | 60° | 60° | 70° | 90° | 180° |
| Passive flexion | 100° | 100° | 110° | 110° | 180° |
| Active extension | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 40° |
| Passive extension | 30° | 35° | 35° | 35° | 45° |
| Active abduction | 75° | 80° | 85° | 85° | 180° |
| Passive abduction | 90° | 100° | 110° | 110° | 180° |
| Active adduction | 30° | 30° | 30° | 35° | 35° |
| Passive adduction | 30° | 30° | 35° | 35° | 40° |
| Active external rotation | 45° | 50° | 50° | 55° | 70° |
| Passive external rotation | 50° | 50° | 60° | 60° | 60° |
| Active internal rotation | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 35° |
| Passive internal rotation | 35° | 35° | 35° | 35° | 35° |
| Right shoulder MRC | |||||
| Flexors | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Extensor | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Adductors | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Abductors | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| External rotators | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Internal rotators | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
T0: baseline, before the first injection; T1: one week after, before the second injection; T2: after two weeks, before the third injection; T3: after three weeks, before the rehabilitation treatment; T4: after seven weeks, at the end of rehabilitation treatment. Legend: ROM: Range of Motion; MRC: Medical Research Council.