Effect of Acupuncture on Muscle Endurance in the Female Shoulder Joint: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Comparison of the isokinetic flexion/extension results before acupuncture and after acupuncture.

Flexion/extension (sagittal plane)	Pre60		Post60
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Average maximum torque flexion/kg (Nm/kg)	0.600	0.300	0.939	0.249	<0.001
Average maximum torque extension/kg (Nm/kg)	0.329	0.209	0.557	0.233	0.005
Average work flexion/kg (J/kg)	0.792	0.389	1.339	0.406	<0.001
Average work extension/kg (J/kg)	0.621	0.239	0.862	0.229	<0.001
Average power flexion/kg (W/kg)	0.384	0.194	0.653	0.197	<0.001
Average power extension/kg (W/kg)	0.303	0.123	0.422	0.113	<0.001
Total net work flexion (J)	292.731	120.382	498.955	110.074	<0.001
Total net work extension (J)	230.061	70.138	321.016	58.336	<0.001
Total work (flexion + extension) (J)	522.797	187.457	819.971	137.097	<0.001

Note. Differences were considered significant when .