Table 2 Subject demographics
From: Effects and predictors of shoulder muscle massage for patients with posterior shoulder tightness
variable | Responsive (n = 21) | Nonresponsive (n = 8) |
|---|---|---|
Gender (males:females) | 6:15 | 2:6 |
Age (years) | 55.3 ± 5.7 | 52.5 ± 7.8 |
Height (cm) | 162.8 ± 6.8 | 165.4 ± 7.2 |
Weight (Kg) | 65.4 ± 7.9 | 63.3 ± 5.8 |
Duration of symptoms | 11.7 ± 3.4* | 17.9 ± 4.8 |
Pre-Glenohumeral Internal rotation (°) | 32.1 ± 9.5 | 26.1 ± 6.6 |
Post-Glenohumeral Internal rotation (°) | 68.8 ± 12.1* | 32.2 ± 10.8 |
Pre-slope (Kg/mm) for PDa | 0.62 ± 0.11* | 0.56 ± 0.09 |
Post- slope (Kg/mm) for PDa | 0.42 ± 0.09* | 0.52 ± 0.13 |
Pre- slope (Kg/mm) for IFb | 0.63 ± 0.02* | 0.48 ± 0.09 |
Post- slope (Kg/mm) for IFb | 0.48 ± 0.07* | 0.52 ± 0.10 |
Pre- slope (Kg/mm) for TMc | 0.49 ± 0.15 | 0.48 ± 0.11 |
Post- slope (Kg/mm) for TMc | 0.41 ± 0.13 | 0.39 ± 0.11 |
Pre-Flex-SFd | 32.9 ± 2.5 | 32.5 ± 6.1 |
Post-Flex-SFd | 43.3 ± 4.8* | 38.2 ± 2.8 |