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Figures
- Figure 1
- The figure illustrates the treatment techniques provided with parameters as following: A) Extracorporeal shockwave therapyparameter: 2,500 impulses, 1.4 bar, 10Hz, head diameter 2cm. B) Ultrasound parameter: 1.0MHz, 70% duty cycle. 6 min., head diameter 3.5 cm. C,D) The treatment posture: patients sitting with their elbow flexed 90 degrees, shoulder adducted beside their body and forearm in supination.
- Figure 2
- CONSORT flow diagram for extracorporeal shockwave therapy and ultrasound groups.
Tables
- Table 1
- Descriptive analysis of demographic and baseline characteristics for the extracorporeal shockwave therapy and ultrasound groups.
Variables Shockwave therapy
n=13
mean±SDUltrasound therapy
n=11
mean±SDP-value Gender 1.07±.07 1±.00 0.36 Female, n=23 n=12 n=11 Male, n=1 n=1 n=0 Age 49.46±5.9 57.6±10.4 0.081 Disease 2.3±.85 2.09±.9 0.21 Diabetes mellitus, n=7 n=3 n=4 Hypertention, n=5 n=3 n=2 None, n=12 n=7 n=5 Pain severity 8.23±1.16 7.27±1.2 0.38 Finger 2.5±1.3 2.1±1.16 0.13 Thumb n=5 n=4 Index n=0 n=3 Middle n=5 n=2 Ring n=2 n=2 Small n=1 n=0 MP joints ROM 46±23.8 63.7±9.46 0.28 IP joints ROM 23±18.5 36.2±26.2 0.15 PIP joints ROM 70.6±16.3 68.5±15.7 0.24 DIP joints ROM 9.38±8.7 25±11.1 0.28 Hand strength 12.1±7.2 9.4±4.1 0.3 Quick-DASH 75.1±25.1 68.38±23.6 0.10 Standard division, MP: Metacarpophalangeal joints, IP: Interphalangeal joints, PIP: Proximal interphalangeal joints, DIP: Distal interphalangeal joints. ROM: range of motion
Variables Pretreatment
mean±SDAftre 5 session
mean±SD95%CI P-value After 10session
mean±SD95%CI P-value Pain severity 8.2±1.16 6.5±2.7 .6,2.7 .004 3.6±2.5 2.1,5.2 <0.001 MP joints ROM 46±23.8 78±12.1 -61.3,-2.6 .039 -43±28.8 -78.8,-7.1 0.02 IPjoinits ROM 23±18 54±26.7 -80.9,18.9 .16 -30±38 -77.2,17.2 0.15 PIP joinits ROM 70.6±16.3 88.1±18.5 -38.5,3.5 .09 -28.7±27.9 -52.1,-5.3 0.023 DIP joinits ROM 9.3±8.7 30.6±21.9 -40.,-2.4 .03 -26.8±26.2 -48.8,-4.9 0.023 Hand strength 12.1±7.2 13.7±6.8 -2.9,-.12 .03 -2.3±2.5 -3.8,-.8 0.005 Quick-DASH 75.1±25.1 77.7±21.2 -8.9,3.7 .38 10.6±20.6 -1.8,23.1 0.04 SD: Standard division, MP: Metacarpophalangeal joints, IP: Interphalangeal joints, PIP: Proximal interphalangeal joints, DIP: Distal interphalangeal joints
Variables Pretreatment
mean±SDAftre 5 session
mean±SD95%CI P-value After 10 session
mean±SD95%CI P-value Pain severity 7.2±1.2 5.7±2.2 .15,2.9 0.03 2.8±2.4 1.17,4.4 0.003 MP joints ROM 63.7±9.4 78.7±8.5 -42.5,12.5 0.18 .7±29.2 -45.7,47.2 0.9 IP joinits ROM 36.2±26.2 52.5±27.8 -37.1,4.6 0.09 -12.5±5 -20.4,-4.5 0.015 PIP joinits ROM 68.5±15.7 87.8±20.9 -38.8,.22 0.05 -30±16.8 -45,-14 0.003 DIP joinits ROM 25±11 32.1±12.8 -10.7,-3.5 0.003 -8.5±6.2 -14.3,-2.7 0.011 Hand strength 9.4±4.1 11.6±4.8 -4.7,.31 0.08 -2.8±3.5 -5.2,-.45 0.024 Quick-DASH 21±23.6 47.3±26.9 11.1,30.9 0.001 32±24 15.8,48.1 0.001 SD: Standard division, MP: Metacarpophalangeal joints, IP: Interphalangeal joints, PIP: Proximal interphalangeal joints, DIP: Distal interphalangeal joints
- Table 4
- Comparison of pretreatment, posttreatment, and 2-month measurements of the therapeutic group.
Variables Pretreatment
mean±SDAftre 5 session
mean±SD95%CI P-value After 10 session
mean±SD95%CI P-value 95%CI P-value Pain severity 0.81±1.04 0.44 -1.3,2.9 0.08±1.2 -2.4,2.5 0.94 -2.9±.76 -4.6,-1.2 .001 MP joints ROM -0.75±14.2 0.95 -34.3,32.8 26±18.6 -18,70 0.2 38.5±16.1 .37,76.6 0.04 IP joinits ROM 1.5±18.2 0.93 -41.7,44.7 4.2±18.3 -39.1,47.6 0.8 28.5±14.7 -6.4,63.4 0.09 PIP joinits ROM 0.26±10.19 0.97 -21.7,22.2 .8±9.8 -20.4,22 0.93 10.7±8 -6.7,28.1 0.2 DIP join its ROM -1.5±9.4 0.8 -22,18.9 2.6±11.1 -21.3,26.7 0.8 12.5±8.3 -5.4,30.4 0.15 Hand strength 2±2.4 0.4 -3.1,7.1 2.2±2.2 -2.5,6.9 0.3 6.1±2.1 1.5,10.6 0.01 Quick-DASH 30.4±9.8 0.005 10.1,50.8 28.1±11.2 4.3,51,9 0.02 -1.8±8 -18.9,15.2 0.81 SD: Standard division, MP: Metacarpophalangeal joints, IP: Interphalangeal joints, PIP:Proximal interphalangeal joints, DIP: Distal interphalangeal joints
