Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristic of participants with shoulder pain at baseline (N = 25)

Age (years)

45.8 (13.8)

24 to 86

Weight (kg)

76.0 (15.2)

46.8 to 100

Height (cm)

169.2 (9.4)

153 to 195

BMI (kg/m²)

26.9 (4.8)

18.5 to 35.9

Female sex N (%)

16 (64%)

Shoulder pain duration (months)(med)

12

0.5 to 384

Acute and subacute shoulder pain (< 3 months), N (%)

5 (20%)

Chronic shoulder pain (> 3 months), N (%)

20 (80%)

Hand dominance right side N (%)

Right side:

21 (84%)

Affected side N (%)

Right side:

14 (56%)

Left side:

11 (44%)

Previous history of shoulder pain N (%)

8 (32%)

Previous treatment of the shoulder

6 (24%)