Table 7.
Results of individual studies on throwing accuracy.
Study | Group | Outcome | Baseline | Post-intervention | Differences | Within group comparison* | Between group comparison* |
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Brose et al. [30] | EG (Pulley) | Accuracy on the target (cm) | not described | not described | −2.9786 | Not significant | Not significant |
Brose et al. [30] | EG (Weighted balls) | Accuracy on the target (cm) | not described | not described | +0.0900 | Not significant | Not significant |
Brose et al. [30] | CG | Accuracy on the target (cm) | not described | not described | −2.1086 | Not significant | Not significant |
Lust et al. [16] | EG (Open Kinetic Chain/Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises) | Functional throwing-performance index | 0.53 ± 0.14 | 0.63 ± 0.14 | +0.10 | Not significant | Significantly better than CG |
Lust et al. [16] | EG (Open Kinetic Chain/Closed Kinetic Chain/Core Stability) | Functional throwing-performance index | 0.50 ± 0.11 | 0.61 ± 0.12 | +0.11 | Not significant | Significantly better than CG |
Lust et al. [16] | CG | Functional throwing-performance index | 0.51 ± 0.13 | 0.49 ± 0.08 | −0.02 | Not significant | Significantly worse than EGs |
Yang et al. [33] | EG (Weighted Ball Training Program) | Accuracy on the target (cm) | 39.83 ± 6.12 | 40.37 ± 6.01 | −1.74 | Not significant | Not significant |
Yang et al. [33] | CG | Accuracy on the target (cm) | 35.39 ± 5.64 | 35.85 ± 5.68 | −1.41 | Not significant | Not significant |
CG: control group; EG: experimental group; * To achieve a p-value <0.05, as indicated by the tests conducted in the individual studies.