Effects of a Newly Developed Therapeutic Deep Heating Device Using High Frequency in Patients with Shoulder Pain and Disability: A Pilot Study
Table 3
Changes in outcome measures after deep heat treatment in both groups ().
HIPER-500® ()
SonoStim® ()
V1
V2
V3
value
V1
V2
V3
value
VAS-P1
4.17 ± 2.38
2.78 ± 2.13
2.44 ± 2.04
0.012
4.38 ± 0.96
2.69 ± 1.40
2.38 ± 1.96
≤0.001
VAS-P2
6.17 ± 1.86
4.28 ± 2.27
3.44 ± 2.18
0.001
5.13 ± 1.26
3.19 ± 1.72
2.75 ± 1.95
≤0.001
VAS-P3
2.89 ± 2.59
1.83 ± 2.09
1.61 ± 1.72
0.001
3.44 ± 1.59
2.19 ± 1.33
1.81 ± 1.68
0.012
UCLA score
24.28 ± 3.92
29.67 ± 3.31
28.89 ± 3.23
≤0.001
26.81 ± 3.54
30.06 ± 3.19
30.13 ± 3.59
0.013
SPADI-total
41.88 ± 22.09
24.91 ± 17.14
22.39 ± 15.52
0.005
36.53 ± 14.84
22.03 ± 12.65
19.76 ± 11.41
0.001
Constant-total
70.04 ± 16.23
80.36 ± 11.60
81.41 ± 14.50
≤0.001
72.09 ± 10.88
83.78 ± 7.50
88.05 ± 9.03
≤0.001
VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; VAS-P1, VAS pain at the current moment; VAS-P2, VAS pain with shoulder movement; VAS-P3, VAS pain in the resting position of the shoulder; UCLA score, University of California at Los Angeles score; SPADI, Shoulder Pain and Disability Index; V1, visit 1; V2, visit 2; V3, visit 3; .
