High satisfaction rate and range of motion can be expected in frozen shoulder after awake manipulation with brachial plexus block

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Clinical outcome variables (NPRS, SST, and ROM) measured in the study and their respective p values

Outcome		Mean	SD	Median	IQR	∆ Median post–pre	p value	MCID	% ∆ > MCID
NPRS T0		7	1.7	7	2.5	− 5.5	< 0.0001	0.47	96%
NPRS T1		1.9	1.1	1.5	1.5	− 5.5	< 0.0001	0.47	96%
SST T0		4.2	1.9	4	4	6	< 0.0001	0.44	98%
SST T1		9.5	1	10	1	6	< 0.0001	0.44	98%
ROM	Elevation T0	3.8	1	4	2	2	< 0.0001	0.40	95%
	Elevation T1	6	0	6	0	2	< 0.0001	0.40	95%
	Abduction T0	3.25	0.97	3	1	3	< 0.0001	0.57	96%
	Abduction T1	6	0	6	0	3	< 0.0001	0.57	96%
	Extrarotation R1–T0	14.3	16.2	10	20	80	< 0.0001	0.83	98%
	Extrarotation R1–T1	85.2	11.3	90	0	80	< 0.0001	0.83	98%
	Extrarotation R2–T0	− 9.2	29.6	0	52.5	90	< 0.0001	0.45	92%
	Extrarotation R2–T1	81.3	16.1	90	0	90	< 0.0001	0.45	92%
	Intrarotation T0	2.2	0.7	2	1	4	< 0.0001	0.85	99%
	Intrarotation T1	5.5	0.6	6	1	4	< 0.0001	0.85	99%

NPRS Numerical Pain Rating Scale, SST Simple Shoulder Test, ROM range of motion, R1 arm adducted, R2 arm abducted 90°, T0 test performed before the treatment, T1 test performed 4 months after the treatment, IQR Interquartile range, MCID minimal clinically important difference