Table 4 Comparisons of shoulder kinematics between the FS (frozen shoulder) group (n = 20) and asymptomatic group (n = 20) at baseline; and before and after one-session muscle release intervention in the FS group (n = 18)
Shoulder kinematics (°) | Asymptomatic group Mean (SD) | FS group | P-valuea | P-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-test Mean (SD) | Post-test Mean (SD) | ||||
Scaption task | |||||
Humeral elevation | 130.54 (8.64) | 95.18 (15.83) | 98.24 (15.57) | <.001* | 0.034* |
Scapular PT | 21.24 (4.51) | 11.06 (3.94) | 14.36 (4.65) | <.001* | 0.002* |
Scapular UR | 34.92 (9.28) | 28.19 (7.74) | 30.17 (7.96) | 0.017* | 0.209 |
Hand to neck task | |||||
Humeral elevation | 117.72 (8.98) | 95.73 (12.09) | 98.61 (16.06) | <.001* | 0.275 |
Scapular PT | 16.74 (4.74) | 9.47 (3.86) | 12.80 (8.33) | <.001* | 0.025* |
Scapular UR | 26.45 (6.99) | 30.30 (13.43) | 26.12 (5.81) | 0.262 | 0.102 |
Thumb to waist task | |||||
Humeral elevation | −56.24 (7.09) | −48.03 (9.79) | −47.61 (9.49) | 0.004* | 0.742 |
Scapular PT | −27.03 (7.06) | −27.49 (7.93) | −26.96 (8.67) | 0.846 | 0.633 |
Scapular UR | −5.30 (3.60) | −4.86 (4.12) | −4.85 (3.68) | 0.719 | 0.639 |