Research Article
Effects of Acupuncture on Explosive Force Production by the Healthy Female Shoulder Joint
Table 1
Mean (SD) shoulder joint Add/Abd before and after acupuncture.
| Add/Abd | Pre 180 | Post 180 | | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
| Average max torque, Add (Nm/kg) | 0.42 ± 0.12 | 0.61 ± 0.13 | <0.001 | Average max torque, Abd (Nm/kg) | 0.34 ± 0.13 | 0.33 ± 0.25 | 0.76 | Average work, Add (J/kg) | 0.50 ± 0.19 | 0.70 ± 0.15 | <0.001 | Average work, Abd (J/kg) | 0.44 ± 0.17 | 0.55 ± 0.15 | 0.001 | Average power, Add (W/kg) | 0.34 ± 0.15 | 0.59 ± 0.13 | <0.001 | Average power, Abd (W/kg) | 0.28 ± 0.10 | 0.41 ± 0.11 | 0.001 | Average max speed, Add (deg/s ∗ kg) | 1.98 ± 0.52 | 2.68 ± 0.35 | <0.001 | Average max speed, Abd (deg/s ∗ kg) | 1.73 ± 0.38 | 2.15 ± 0.27 | 0.002 | Total work, Add (J) | 426.76 ± 151.15 | 602.52 ± 105.61 | <0.001 | Total work, Abd (J) | 376.23 ± 127.02 | 468.94 ± 122.31 | 0.002 | Total work, Add + Abd (J) | 802.99 ± 274.49 | 1071.46 ± 209.04 | <0.001 | Stiffness, Add | 0.003 ± 0.007 | 0.936 ± 1.267 | 0.02 | Stiffness, Abd | 0.002 ± 0.001 | 0.049 ± 0.090 | 0.09 |
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Differences were considered significant when . Add/Abd indicates shoulder joint adduction/abduction. |