Effect of electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques on shoulder function in patients with rotator cuff injuries

Table 1 General data comparison

	Control group (n = 48)	Study group (n = 49)	χ2/t	P value
Age (years)	56.15 ± 5.16	56.77 ± 4.98	-0.602	0.548
Sex			0.828	0.363
Male	23 (47.92)	28 (56.47)
Female	25 (52.08)	21 (43.53)
Course of disease (days)	34.26 ± 5.15	35.48 ± 4.78	-1.210	0.229
Years of education (years)	9.15 ± 3.46	8.87 ± 2.98	0.427	0.670
The damage location			0.261	0.609
Left side	22 (45.83)	25 (51.02)
Off side	26 (54.17)	24 (48.98)
Cause of injury			0.922	0.820
Traffic injury	13 (27.08)	12 (24.49)
Pricking wound	14 (29.17)	11 (22.45)
Sports injury	4 (8.33)	5 (10.20)
Other	17 (35.42)	21 (42.86)
Degree of injury			0.962	0.327
Part of the damage	33 (68.75)	29 (59.18)
Small and medium-sized injuries	15 (31.25)	20 (40.82)

Table 2 Comparison of treatment effects

	Control group (n = 48)	Study group (n = 49)	χ2	P value
Recure	9 (18.75)	12 (24.49)	4.521	0.033
Excellence	15 (31.25)	15 (30.61)
Effective	14 (29.17)	19 (38.78)
Of no avail	10 (20.83)	3 (6.12)
Effective percentage	38 (79.17)	46 (94.90)

Table 3 Comparison of the scores of the Constant Murley Score scales

	Control group (n = 48)	Study group (n = 49)	t	P value
Pain (points)
Before treatment	5.87 ± 1.45	5.68 ± 1.23	0.696	0.488
After treatment	9.33 ± 2.03a	11.59 ± 1.98a	-5.551	< 0.001
Daily living ability (points)
Before treatment	6.03 ± 1.32	6.31 ± 1.29	-1.057	0.293
After treatment	15.56 ± 3.12a	17.26 ± 2.89a	-2.785	0.006
Shoulder range of motion (points)
Before treatment	16.22 ± 3.16	15.99 ± 2.98	0.369	-10.072
After treatment	29.23 ± 2.31a	34.22 ± 2.56a	0.713	< 0.001
Muscle strength (score)
Before treatment	9.22 ± 2.13	9.29 ± 1.78	-0.176	0.861
After treatment	16.09 ± 2.02a	22.02 ± 1.69a	-15.649	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05.

Compared with the level before treatmen.

Table 4 Comparison of the shoulder range of motion

	Control group (n = 48)	Study group (n = 49)	t	P value
Antexion (°)
Before treatment	117.26 ± 23.12	116.18 ± 22.12	0.235	-2.288
After treatment	131.03 ± 24.13a	142.96 ± 27.10a	0.815	0.024
After stretching (°)
Before treatment	61.13 ± 7.55	61.22 ± 8.45	-0.055	0.956
After treatment	80.16 ± 7.15a	94.12 ± 8.45a	-8.775	< 0.001
Extorsion (°)
Before treatment	21.22 ± 1.12	20.89 ± 1.56	1.195	0.235
After treatment	70.55 ± 1.15a	78.66 ± 2.45a	-20.797	< 0.001
Internal rotation (°)
Before treatment	15.11 ± 1.67	43.23 ± 1.64a	-3.394	0.001
After treatment	16.23 ± 1.58	55.26 ± 2.36a	-29.097	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05.

Compared with the level before treatment.

Table 5 Comparison of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey scales

	Control group (n = 48)	Study group (n = 49)	t	P value
Physiology
Before treatment	54.89 ± 7.56	55.44 ± 8.98	-0.326	0.745
After treatment	71.55 ± 6.02a	84.22 ± 5.59a	-10.744	< 0.001
Psychology
Before treatment	56.78 ± 6.13	55.12 ± 6.55	1.288	0.201
After treatment	72.15 ± 6.18a	85.15 ± 4.15a	-12.186	< 0.001
Feeling
Before treatment	55.12 ± 5.13	55.46 ± 6.16	-0.295	0.769
After treatment	71.03 ± 2.99a	85.11 ± 3.46a	-21.425	< 0.001
Body
Before treatment	53.11 ± 2.16	52.99 ± 3.11	0.220	0.826
After treatment	70.65 ± 2.99a	81.23 ± 3.56a	-15.833	< 0.001
Vigour
Before treatment	55.12 ± 2.16	54.97 ± 1.87	0.366	0.715
After treatment	77.23 ± 2.46a	86.66 ± 3.16a	-16.377	< 0.001
Health status
Before treatment	55.16 ± 2.68	55.64 ± 3.64	-0.738	0.462
After treatment	74.26 ± 2.96a	83.87 ± 1.96a	-18.890	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05.

Compared with the level before treatment.

Table 6 Comparison of the occurrence of complications

	Control group (n = 48)	Study group (n = 49)	χ2	P value
Secondary tear	1 (2.08)	0 (0.00)
Shoulder joint adhesion	1 (2.08)	1 (2.04)
Joint itch of skin	3 (6.25)	2 (4.08)
Infect	2 (4.17)	1 (2.04)
Numb	2 (4.17)	2 (4.08)
Total occurrence	9 (18.75)	6 (12.24)	0.785	0.376