Research Article
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.
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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 (). |