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. 2023 Nov 29;9(12):e22797. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22797

Table 7.

Results of individual studies on throwing accuracy.

Study Group Outcome Baseline Post-intervention Differences Within group comparison* Between group comparison*
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.