Extracorporeal Shock Wave Stimulation as Alternative Treatment Modality for Wrist and Fingers Spasticity in Poststroke Patients: A Prospective, Open-Label, Preliminary Clinical Trial

Table 2

Values of assessments for MAS scoring, resting sEMG activity, and IRT values at the different time points shown as mean ± SD.

Measurement/time points
MAS (score)
RC joints	1.60 ± 0.70	1.30 ± 0.60	1.50 ± 0.80	1.50 ± 0.50
FF joints	2.00 ± 1.00	1.40 ± 0.80	1.30 ± 0.90	1.60 ± 0.70
sEMG (µV)
FCR	6.47 ± 2.54	4.87 ± 1.42	4.84 ± 1.21	4.95 ± 1.49
FCU	6.01 ± 2.52	4.92 ± 1.44	5.16 ± 1.27	4.97 ± 1.39
IRT imaging (C)
Mean	32.13 ± 2.26	—	32.66 ± 1.48	33.48 ± 2.07
Max.	33.06 ± 2.28	—	33.62 ± 1.55	34.54 ± 1.76
Min.	29.50 ± 2.29	—	29.85 ± 2.48	30.73 ± 2.26

ESW: extracorporeal shock wave; MAS: Modified Ashworth Scale; RC: radiocarpal; FF: fingers; sEMG: surface electromyography; FCR: flexor carpi radialis; FCU: flexor carpi ulnaris; µV: microvolts; IRT: infrared thermal; SD: standard deviation; : before ESW (baseline); : immediately after ESW; : 1 hour after ESW; : 24 hours after ESW.
Statistically significant compared with baseline at ().