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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the experimental group and control group at the baseline after RCR surgery

From: Dry needling as an adjunct treatment to multimodal rehabilitation protocol following rotator cuff repair surgery: a preliminary, randomized sham-controlled trial

Variables

Experimental group

(n = 23)

Control group

(n = 23)

Age (years)

58.04 (6.65)

61.69 (8.4)

Gender, n (%)

  

Male

Female

11 (48%)

12 (52%)

6 (26%)

17 (74%)

Height (cm)

166.91 (9.25)

163.08 (10.25)

Weight (kg)

75.21 (12.33)

76.21 (18.25)

Time from surgery (week)

6.91 (1.64)

7.17 (1.52)

Analgesic usage

7 (30%)

8 (34%)

Number of active MTrPs

2.6 (1.33)

2.04 (1.18)

Operated shoulder, n (%)

  

Right

Left

17 (74%)

6 (26%)

17 (74%)

6 (26%)

Dominant hand, n (%)

  

Right

Left

22 (96%)

1 (4%)

22 (96%)

1 (4%)

IPAQ-SF (total score)

564.88 (274.95)

511.88 (253.81)

  1. Data are mean (SD) unless indicated
  2. IPAQ-SF, international physical activity questionnaire- short form
  3. * All of the participants’ characteristics are statistically similar between groups based on independent student t-test and chi-square test
  4. * Independent student t-test
  5. ** Chi-square test