Table 2 Global Improvement, VAS and Q-DASH Total Scores and Groups

Global Improvement (Percent Improvement)

All Patients

#

-

68

67

64

Mean

-

58.5

60.6

58.5

StDev

-

36.9

40.5

41.1

Tendinitis

#

-

19

18

15

Mean

-

43.4

39.4

31.3

StDev

-

41.6

43.3

42.1

< 50 % Partial Tear

#

-

25

25

25

Mean

-

65.1

68.3

62.7

StDev

-

36.3

39.5

43

> 50 Partial Tear

#

-

18

18

18

Mean

-

64.1

70.8

74.1

StDev

-

31.6

36.3

30.4

Full Tear

#

-

6

6

6

Mean

-

61.7

60.8

61.7

StDev

-

33.1

32.6

33.1

VAS

All Patients

#

64

62

61

53

Mean

50.2

26.2

22.4

18.2

StDev

23.1

26.4

24.6

21.5

Change in Mean

-

24

27.8

32

Tendinitis

#

18

16

16

10

Mean

46.9

27.8

35.3

24

StDev

26.2

30.6

30.6

31

Change in Mean

-

19.1

11.6

22.9

< 50 % Partial Tear

#

25

23

22

22

Mean

51.1

27

13.4

13.3

StDev

21.4

28.2

16.6

17.6

Change in Mean

-

24.1

37.7

37.8

> 50 Partial Tear

#

16

17

17

16

Mean

46.9

23.3

21.5

20.3

StDev

23.4

23

24.4

20.6

Change in Mean

-

23.6

25.4

26.6

Full Tear

#

5

6

6

5

Mean

68

25

23.3

22

StDev

13

20.7

21.6

19.2

Change in Mean

-

43

44.7

46

Q-DASH

All Patients

#

68

60

59

53

Mean

39.2

20.7

18

13.8

StDev

20.8

22.4

19.8

18.8

Change in Mean

-

18.5

21.2

25.4

Tendinitis

#

19

15

15

10

Mean

38.8

24.2

30.2

14.3

StDev

22.5

27.4

23.4

19.7

Change in Mean

-

14.6

8.6

24.5

< 50 % Partial Tear

#

27

23

22

22

Mean

38.7

18.6

10.5

9.8

StDev

21.4

21.2

12.7

15.2

Change in Mean

-

20.1

28.2

28.9

> 50 Partial Tear

#

17

17

17

16

Mean

34.6

17.9

14.1

18.7

StDev

16.5

19.6

17.6

24.7

Change in Mean

-

16.7

20.5

15.9

Full Tear

#

5

5

5

5

Mean

59

29.6

28.2

14.2

StDev

18.5

24

22.7

5.4

Change in Mean

-

29.4

30.8

44.8