Effect of electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques on shoulder function in patients with rotator cuff injuries

Table 4 Comparison of the shoulder range of motion

	Control group (n = 48)	Study group (n = 49)	t	P value
Antexion (°)
Before treatment	117.26 ± 23.12	116.18 ± 22.12	0.235	-2.288
After treatment	131.03 ± 24.13a	142.96 ± 27.10a	0.815	0.024
After stretching (°)
Before treatment	61.13 ± 7.55	61.22 ± 8.45	-0.055	0.956
After treatment	80.16 ± 7.15a	94.12 ± 8.45a	-8.775	< 0.001
Extorsion (°)
Before treatment	21.22 ± 1.12	20.89 ± 1.56	1.195	0.235
After treatment	70.55 ± 1.15a	78.66 ± 2.45a	-20.797	< 0.001
Internal rotation (°)
Before treatment	15.11 ± 1.67	43.23 ± 1.64a	-3.394	0.001
After treatment	16.23 ± 1.58	55.26 ± 2.36a	-29.097	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05.

Compared with the level before treatment.