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Table 5 Comparisons of shoulder active and passive range of motion (AROM and PROM), and pain intensity between the FS (frozen shoulder) group (n = 20) and asymptomatic group (n = 20) at baseline; and before and after one-session muscle release treatment in the FS group (n = 18)

From: The immediate effect of muscle release intervention on muscle activity and shoulder kinematics in patients with frozen shoulder: a cross-sectional, exploratory study

 

Asymptomatic group Mean (SD)

FS group

P-valuea

P-valueb

Pre-test Mean (SD)

Post-test Mean (SD)

AROM

Flexion

171.53 (7.36)

129.25 (12.56)

139.48 (15.11)

<.001*

<.001*

Abduction

175.98 (10.34)

91.38 (9.89)

98.43 (9.53)

<.001*

<.001*

External rotation

85.00 (8.15)

30.56 (14.13)

39.68 (13.77)

<.001*

<.001*

Internal rotation

74.07 (12.18)

39.92 (14.18)

45.78 (15.22)

<.001*

<.001*

PROM

Flexion

175.60 (6.53)

133.86 (12.28)

143.89 (14.82)

<.001*

<.001*

Abduction

180.50 (8.74)

96.86 (8.75)

103.43 (9.27)

<.001*

<.001*

External rotation

89.22 (7.44)

36.61 (13.85)

44.83 (13.67)

<.001*

<.001*

Internal rotation

79.22 (11.28)

45.18(14.38)

51.31 (15.29)

<.001*

<.001*

Pain intensity

VAS scale

–

6.23 (1.84)

4.53 (1.91)

–

<0.001*

  1. SD: standard deviation; VAS: visual analogue scale
  2. aMultivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to analyze the differences between the FS and asymptomatic group;
  3. bRepeated measure MANOVA was used to analyze the effect of muscle release treatment on AROM and PROM, and pain intensity in the FS group
  4. *The level of significance was set at p < .05
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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