Research Article
Effect of Acupuncture on Muscle Endurance in the Female Shoulder Joint: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Comparison of the isokinetic adduction/abduction results before and after acupuncture.
| Adduction/abduction (frontal plane) | Pre60 | Post60 | | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Average maximum torque adduction/kg (Nm/kg) | 0.501 | 0.244 | 0.915 | 0.180 | <0.001 | Average maximum torque abduction/kg (Nm/kg) | 0.422 | 0.166 | 0.414 | 0.235 | 0.895 | Average work adduction/kg (J/kg) | 0.666 | 0.330 | 1.321 | 0.277 | <0.001 | Average work abduction/kg (J/kg) | 0.606 | 0.165 | 0.939 | 0.163 | <0.001 | Average power adduction/kg (W/kg) | 0.303 | 0.164 | 0.643 | 0.144 | <0.001 | Average power abduction/kg (W/kg) | 0.281 | 0.082 | 0.445 | 0.087 | <0.001 | Total work adduction (J) | 232.317 | 111.254 | 454.532 | 97.486 | <0.001 | Total work abduction (J) | 210.573 | 65.843 | 319.229 | 34.889 | <0.001 | Total work (adduction + abduction) (J) | 442.891 | 167.626 | 773.762 | 119.997 | <0.001 |
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Note. Differences were considered significant when . |