Effects of manual therapy in addition to stretching and strengthening exercises to improve scapular range of motion, functional capacity and pain in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Between Group and Within Group Changed scores for Shoulder Impingement syndrome for Functional Capacity (DASH), Pain (NPRS), and Shoulder Range of Motion (Scapular Protraction and Scapular Upward Rotation)

Variables	Measurements	Treatment group	Within group difference (Treatment group)	Control group	Within group difference (Control group)	P-value (Between group difference)
Functional Capacity	Baseline	26.13 ± 6.2	0.002	19.7 ± 4.32	0.012	0.01
Functional Capacity	Follow-up	21.34 ± 4.5	0.002	16.25 ± 3.1	0.012	0.01
Pain	Baseline	5.57 ± 1.46	0.03	6.04 ± 1.24	0.2*	0.001
Pain	Follow-up	2.19 ± 1.05	0.03	4.63 ± 0.88	0.2*	0.001
Scapular Protraction°	Baseline	1.42 ± 1.36	0.05	2.43 ± 1.32	0.001	0.001
Scapular Protraction°	Follow-up	11.25 ± 0.68	0.05	9.94 ± 0.072	0.001	0.001
Scapular Upward Rotation°	Baseline	20.44 ± 3.23	0.001	10.63 ± 4.72	0.1*	0.001
Scapular Upward Rotation°	Follow-up	34.13 ± 2.78	0.001	24.63 ± 3.59	0.1*	0.001

SD = standard deviation; ROM = range of motion; NPRS = numeric pain rating scale; DASH = disabilities of arm, shoulder and hand
*=Insignificant i.e. >0.05

ISSN: 1471-2474