Research Article

Effect of Electroacupuncture on Shoulder Subluxation in Poststroke Patients with Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Sham-Controlled Study Using Multidimensional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Assessment

Table 3

Measures of shoulder subluxation distances before and after treatment.

Observation indicatorsGroupPretreatmentPosttreatment

AHD (millimeter)EA group21.74 ± 4.7120.00 ± 4.88
SEA group23.36 ± 3.5822.49 ± 3.46

AGT (millimeter)EA group29.71 ± 4.0827.69 ± 3.27
SEA group29.98 ± 2.9428.55 ± 3.12

ALT (millimeter)EA group24.62 ± 4.6022.62 ± 4.44
SEA group26.52 ± 3.8625.10 ± 3.96

indicates a significant difference as compared with before treatment by using paired t-test, . Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD).