Table 2.
Comparison between pre-treatment and post-treatment measurements in both groups.
| ESWT Group | Control Group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Weeks | p-Value | 3 Months | p-Value | 3 Weeks | p-Value | 3 Months | p-Value | |
| Circumference (cm) | ||||||||
| Above elbow | 27.6 ± 3.48 | 0.027 * | 27.3 ± 3.61 | 0.001 * | 28.4 ± 3.47 | 0.185 | 28.1 ± 3.61 | 0.008 * |
| Elbow | 25.5 ± 2.3 | 0.015 * | 25.4 ± 2.48 | 0.013 * | 25.9 ± 2.58 | 0.125 | 25.7 ± 2.57 | 0.034 * |
| Below elbow | 23.6 ± 2.59 | 0.001 * | 21.96 ± 2.67 | 0.001 * | 25.8 ± 2.66 | 0.669 | 25.5 ± 2.85 | 0.02 * |
| Wrist | 16 ± 1.3 | 0.005 * | 16.2 ± 1.27 | 0.018 * | 16 ± 1.4 | 0.458 | 15.9 ± 1.41 | 0.063 |
| Metacarpophalangeal joints | 17.4 ± 1.5 | 0.034 * | 17.3 ± 1.46 | 0.022 * | 17.6 ± 1.65 | 0.252 | 17.5 ± 1.39 | 0.124 |
| Volume (mL) | 845.71 ± 124.39 | 0.006 * | 832.14 ± 122.17 | 0.001 * | 875 ± 136.82 | 0.454 | 869.64 ± 125.27 | 0.563 |
| Ratio of water content | 0.37 ± 0.00 | 0.001 * | 0.36 ± 0.01 | 0.001 * | 0.38 ± 0.00 | 0.067 | 0.37 ± 0.00 | 0.009 * |
| QuickDASH score | 3.37 ± 5.34 | 0.028 * | 3.03 ± 4.77 | 0.028 * | 3.6 ± 5.8 | 0.485 | 3.54 ± 5.79 | 0.225 |
| Skin thickness (mm) | 19.22 ± 5.22 | 0.001 * | 18.39 ± 5.31 | 0.001 * | 23.53 ± 5.83 | 0.608 | 23.45 ± 5.74 | 0.045 * |
ESWT, extracorporeal shock wave therapy; QuickDASH, Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand. Values are mean ± standard deviation. * p < 0.05 by Wilcoxon signed-rank test.