Table 4 Rotator cuff muscle thickness for the study groups before and after therapy.
Muscle thickness (mm) | Taping group | Control group | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | x | SD | Min | Max | p | N | x | SD | Min | Max | p | ||
Supraspinatus SSP | Before therapy | 30 | 5.52 | 1.07 | 3.60 | 8.00 | 0.001 | 30 | 5.21 | 0.84 | 3.80 | 7.10 | 0.904 |
After therapy | 30 | 5.09 | 0.90 | 3.20 | 6.80 | 30 | 5.10 | 0.73 | 3.90 | 7.00 | |||
Comparison between the groups | p = 0.066 | ||||||||||||
Infraspinatus ISP | Before therapy | 30 | 4.18 | 0.99 | 2.40 | 6.30 | 0.745 | 30 | 4.30 | 0.73 | 3.00 | 5.80 | 0.967 |
After therapy | 30 | 4.16 | 0.96 | 2.30 | 6.40 | 30 | 4.33 | 0.61 | 3.20 | 5.40 | |||
Comparison between the groups | p = 0.678 | ||||||||||||
Teres minor TM | Before therapy | 30 | 2.18 | 0.70 | 1.10 | 3.70 | 0.052 | 30 | 2.21 | 0.56 | 1.20 | 3.10 | 0.050 |
After therapy | 30 | 1.99 | 0.51 | 1.30 | 3.30 | 30 | 2.03 | 0.40 | 1.30 | 2.90 | |||
Comparison between the groups | p = 0.911 | ||||||||||||
Subscapularis SSC | Before therapy | 30 | 3.71 | 1.02 | 1.50 | 5.90 | 0.484 | 30 | 3.71 | 1.06 | 2.00 | 6.40 | 0.297 |
After therapy | 30 | 3.75 | 0.89 | 1.40 | 5.50 | 30 | 3.83 | 0.96 | 2.00 | 5.80 | |||
Comparison between the groups | p = 0.700 | ||||||||||||
