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

Table 1

General demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects included in the study.

Characteristic	Value
Patients ()	20
Age (years)	63.15 ± 12.60
Gender (F/M)	7/13
Weight (kg)	79.50 ± 9.33
Height (m)	1.68 ± 0.07
BMI (kg/m^2)	28.13 ± 3.49
Stroke subtype (IS/HS)	20/0
Affected site (R/L)	10/10
Time since onset (months)	45.35 ± 41.12
BI (score)	86.5 ± 15.1
NIHSS (score)	6.20 ± 5.16

BMI: body mass index; BI: Barthel Index; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; F: female; M: male; R: right; L: left; IS: ischaemic stroke; HS: haemorrhagic stroke; SD: standard deviation; : number.