Research Article

Effects of High-Energy Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Pain, Functional Disability, Quality of Life, and Ultrasonographic Changes in Patients with Calcified Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

Table 5

NPRS, CMS, US, and WORC at different follow-ups.

Outcome variablesType III sum of squaresdfMean squareSigPartial eta squared

NPRS baseline0.10010.1000.0600.8070.002
NPRS 1st follow-up10.000110.0004.1300.0490.098
NPRS 1st follow-up2.02512.0250.5830.4500.015
CMS baseline21.025121.0250.1120.7400.003
CMS 1st follow-up15.625115.6250.0790.7800.002
CMS 2nd follow-up75.625175.6250.3620.5510.009
US pretreatment3.02513.0254.1070.0500.098
US posttreatment0.00410.0040.0010.9720.000
WORC pretreatment0.62510.6250.0030.9560.000
WORC posttreatment70.225170.2250.2840.5970.007

NPRS: numeric pain rating scale; CMS: Constant and Murley score; US: ultrasound findings; WORC: Western Ontario rotator cuff index. value: ≤0.05 considered significant.