The Effect of Zaltoprofen on Physiotherapy for Limited Shoulder Movement in Breast Cancer Patients: A Single-Blinded Before-After Trial

Overview of the study design.

Changes in active shoulder movements before and after PT. Active shoulder ROM in (A) flexion, (B) abduction, and (C) external rotation before and after a single session of PT treatment. NOTE. Values mean ± SD. Significant differences before and after PT in each group are indicated by: *P<.016, ^†P<.005, and ^‡P<.001. Significant differences between the corresponding measurements in the control and zaltoprofen groups are indicated by: ^§P<.05 and ^‖P<.01.

Pain score during active shoulder movements after PT. Means and 95% CIs of the pain score during active shoulder elevation movements after a single PT session in both groups. Note that the degree of pain at the baseline measurement was defined as 10.