Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics
Baseline | EA group | MA group |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 46 (9.2) | 47 (7.5) |
Sex (male/female) | 5/5 | 4/7 |
Duration (months) | 6 (29)a | 5.2 (3.2) |
Location of LE (dominant/non-dominant arm) | 6/4 | 11/0 |
Employment (employed/not employed) | 8/2 | 7/4 |
Employment involves repeated wrist/arm movements (yes/no) | 5/3 | 5/2 |
Heavy lifting & carrying (yes/no) | 1/7 | 2/5 |
Sports (yes/no) | 7/3 | 8/3 |
TSK-11 (out of 44) | 28 (6.3) | 26 (6.1) |
PRTEE (total) (out of 100) | 52 (21) | 50 (20) |
PRTEE (subscale: pain) | 27 (9.9) | 27 (10) |
PRTEE (subscale: specific activities) | 31 (15) | 19 (29)a |
PRTEE (subscale: usual activities) | 20 (9.7) | 17 (8.6) |
PFGS of unaffected arm (N) | 340 (130) | 310 (120) |
PFGS of affected arm (N) | 110 (130)a | 76 (100)a |
NRS | 4.7 (3.6) | 4.1 (1.5) |