Patient participant information
| Patient | Sex | Age (years) | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | Symptomatic side | Duration (months) | Pain score | Onset | Previous treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 51 | 168 | 92 | L | 9 | 3 | Changing swimming technique | PT |
| 2 | M | 68 | 168 | 79 | L | 12 | 4 | Fall onto shoulder | CS inj (×3), PT |
| 3 | M | 27 | 180 | 78 | L | 36 | 5 | Dislocation | CS inj (×3), PT |
| 4 | F | 69 | 166 | 68 | R | 3 | 8 | Insidious | CS inj |
| 5 | M | 54 | 182 | 80 | R | 12 | 6 | Frozen shoulder (IDDM) | CS inj, PT |
| 6 | M | 69 | 170 | 90 | R | 18 | 7 | Insidious | Acupuncture |
| 7 | F | 48 | 180 | 76 | R | 72 | 4 | Insidious | None |
| 8 | F | 50 | 159 | 91 | R | 14 | 5 | Insidious | NSAIDs |
| 9 | F | 60 | 153 | 80 | L | 8 | 5 | Insidious | CS inj |
| 10 | M | 28 | 172 | 99 | L | 1.5 | 4 | Trauma (rugby tackle) | PT |
| 11 | M | 67 | 170 | 83 | R | 36 | 3 | Insidious | PT |
| Mean | 53.7 | 169.8 | 83.3 | 20.1 | 4.9 | ||||
| SD | 15.2 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 20.7 | 1.6 |
Duration (duration of symptoms of this episode), pain score (verbal: 0, no pain; 10, worst imaginable pain).
CS inj, corticosteroid injection; F, female; IDDM, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; L, left; M, male; PT, physiotherapy; R, right.