Table 4.

 Roland and Morris questionnaire and measurements of movement. Figures are means (SD) unless stated otherwise

	Epidural (n=119)	Non-epidural (n=122)	95% CI for difference in means or %
Modified Schober distance (cm)	6.9 (1.3), n=115	6.8 (1.3), n=116	−0.237 to 0.437
Fingertip to floor distance (cm)	1.8 (5.6), n=117	2.1 (5.8), n=117	−1.77 to 1.17
Right lateral flexion (cm)	22.1 (4.7), n=116	22.6 (4.4), n=117	−1.68 to 0.675
Left lateral flexion (cm)	22.3 (4.6), n=116	22.9 (4.5), n=117	−1.77 to 0.575
Total spinal flexion—prone (cm)	9.7 (2.5), n=117	10 (2.4), n=113	−0.937 to 0.337
Total spinal extension—prone (cm)	4.1 (2.1), n=117	3.8 (2.2), n=104	−0.27 to 0.87
Straight right leg raised—supine (cm)	86 (11.5), n=117	87.7 (9.7), n=116	−4.45 to 1.05
Straight left leg raised—supine (cm)	86.3 (12.1), n=116	88.3 (9.4), n=116	−4.8 to 0.803
No (%) able to sit up with knees flexed, hip/knee flex/ext	60 (52%), n=115	52 (47%), n=110	−8.2% to 18%
No (%) able to hold position for 5 seconds	108 (94%), n=115	103 (93%), n=111	−5.4% to 7.6%