Research Article

Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Needle Electrolysis in Dancers with Chronic Soleus Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 2

NRS, endurance test, DROM, the heel raise test, activities of daily living (ADL), dance-specific movements (technique), DFOS total, and DFOS-subjective intrasubject effects.

MeasurePNE group% ΔEccentric exercise group% ΔCombined group% ΔIntrasubject effects
Time value F (df); (eta2)Treatment X, time F (df); (eta2)

NRSF (1, 2) = 66.253; (0.710)F (1,2) = 4.197; (0.237)
Baseline8.2 ± 1.0−58.757.8 ± 0.7−24.077.9 ± 1.3−53.59
Posttest3.2 ± 2.45.9 ± 2.33.6 ± 1.4
Endurance testF (1,2) = 0.876; (0.031)F (1,2) = 0.776; (0.054)
Baseline14.2 ± 10.04.1512.0 ± 7.543.218.9 ± 4.622.73
Posttest13.1 ± 8.614.5 ± 6.811.4 ± 10.0
DROMF (1, 2) = 25.815; (0.489)F (1,2) = 2.444; (0.153)
Baseline8.7 ± 1.5513.347.4 ± 3.028.197.0 ± 2.883.26
Posttest9.8 ± 1.278.4 ± 2.89.4 ± 1.2
Heel rise testF (1, 2) = 14.143; (0.344)F (1,2) = 0.537; (0.038)
Baseline19.2 ± 6.318.2115.3 ± 5.427.5116.9 ± 5.433.51
Posttest21.9 ± 5.7218.3 ± 7.2721.1 ± 4.38
ADLF (1, 2) = 15.077; (0.358)F (1,2) = 0.224; (0.016)
Baseline35.7 ± 2.78.8635.0 ± 6.29.8632.7 ± 5.97.10
Posttest38.7 ± 1.737.3 ± 3.234.7 ± 15.1
TechniqueF (1, 2) = 14.316; (0.346)F (1,2) = 0.632; (0.045)
Baseline45.0 ± 3.76.7144.7 ± 5.94.1742.7 ± 7.411.91
Posttest47.9 ± 2.746.4 ± 5.246.4 ± 5.1
DFOS totalF (1, 2) = 19.894; (0.424)F (1,2) = 0.354; (0.026)
Baseline81.1 ± 5.47.0079.7 ± 10.85.2175.8 ± 12.98.94
Posttest86.6 ± 4.283.2 ± 7.981.1 ± 8.4
DFOS-subjectiveF (1, 2) = 9.839; (0.276)F (1,2) = 0.299; (0.022)
Baseline81.5 ± 8.14.9982.3 ± 7.75.9178.5 ± 11.710.16
Posttest85.5 ± 10.186.8 ± 7.585.4 ± 9.6