Table 5 Summary of third aim.

From: No relationship between the acromiohumeral distance and pain in adults with subacromial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

SAA(°)

Pre AHD (mm)

Post AHD (mm)

p value

Change

Outcome measures

Pre pain/disability

Post pain/disabilty

p value

Change

Akkaya et al.59 (n = 34)

0

11.20 ± 2.30

11.10 ± 2.00

p = 0.887

 ↔ 

SPADI

62.0 ± 21.5

32.4 ± 18.7

p = 0.001

↑

30

10.50 ± 1.90

10.60 ± 1.90

p = 0.257

 ↔ 

VAS

2.4 ± 2.1

0.9 ± 1.2

p = 0.006

↑

60

10.30 ± 1.90

10.50 ± 2.20

p = 0.571

 ↔ 

Belley et al.60 (n = 40)

0

10.80 ± 1.70

11.00 ± 1.40

p > 0.05

 ↔ 

DASH

33.0 ± 13.6

9.5 ± 9.6

p < 0.05

↑

45

8.90 ± 1.40

9.50 ± 1.50

p < 0.05

↑!

WORC%

53.8 ± 18.1%

89.7 ± 12.5%

p < 0.05

↑

60

8.60 ± 1.40

9.30 ± 1.50

p < 0.05

↑!

Boudreau et al.61 (n = 42)

0

10.8 ± 2.1

11.5 ± 2.7

p = 0.56

 ↔ 

DASH

32.2 ± 15.4

27.8 ± 18.7

p > 0.211

↑

30

10.4 ± 2.3

10.6 ± 2.4

p = 0.44

 ↔ 

WORC%

51.6 ± 18.5%

65.7 ± 25.8%

p < 0.001

↑

60

9.5 ± 2.7

9.8 ± 2.4

p = 0.75#

 ↔ 

VAS

71.1 ± 17.3

56.1 ± 29.6

p < 0.001

↑

Dupuis et al.62 (n = 43)

0

10 ± 2

10 ± 1

p > 0.11

 ↔ 

DASH

29.3 ± 12.6

16.3 ± 11.3

p < 0.05

↑

45

8 ± 2

8 ± 2

p > 0.11

 ↔ 

WORC%

55.7 ± 21.0%

80.6 ± 17.1%

p < 0.05

↑

60

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

p > 0.11

 ↔ 

Desmeules et al.32 (n = 20)

Correlation between max change in AHD (0°–60°) and improvements in WORC % score (r = 0.86, p = 0.01)

Savoie et al.29 (n = 45)

0

9.9 ± 2.0

10.4 ± 1.7

p > 0.05

 ↔ 

DASH

Change in DASH score: 17.1 ± 12.4

p < 0.001

↑

45

7.9 ± 2.2

8.8 ± 1.6

p < 0.05

↑!

WORC%

Change in WORC%score: −30.1 ± 14.0%

p < 0.001

↑

60

7.5 ± 2.1

8.2 ± 1.7

p < 0.05

↑!

  1.  ↔  = no significant difference, # = statistical analysis not reported by authors, calculated using an effect size calculator. ↑ = increased AHD/improved pain & disability. !The increase in acromiohumeral distance (AHD) were found to be smaller than minimal detectable change (MDC = 0.7 mm)23 DASH: Disabilities of the Arm Shoulder and Hand questionnaire; SAA: Shoulder abduction angle; SPADI: Shoulder Pain and Disability Index; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale to measure pain; WORC: Western Ontario Rotator Cuff index.
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