Demographic characteristics
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Age (years) | | 58.8 (10.5) | | 57.5 (13.4) | | 1.3 (−1.6 to 4.2) | | |
Women | | 58 (53.2%) | | 110 (53.1%) | | 0.07% (−11.5% to 11.6%) | | |
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Clinical characteristics at baseline
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Duration of shoulder complaint (weeks) | | 27.6 (40.4) | | 12.5 (15.5) | | 15.2 (8.9 to 21.4) | | |
Dominant side affected | | 43 (39.5%) | | 97 (46.9%) | | −7.4% (−18.8% to 4.0%) | | |
Concomitant neck pain | | 56 (51.4%) | | 81 (39.1%) | | 12.2% (0.7% to 23.7%) | | |
Painkillers in last 48 hours | | 30 (27.5%) | | 146 (70.5%) | | −43.0% (−53.4% to −32.6%) | | |
Acute onset of symptoms | | 24 (22.0%) | | 58 (28.0%) | | −6.0% (−15.9% to 3.9%) | | |
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Baseline measures of outcome
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Pain during the day | | 48.7 (22.1) | | 56.6 (24.6) | | −7.9 (−13.4 to −2.3) | | −4.1 (−10.3 to 2.1) |
Shoulder disability score | | 69.4 (18.0) | | 47.4 (19.7) | | 22.0 (17.5 to 26.5) | | 25.6 (20.6 to 30.5) |