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

Note. Differences were considered significant when .