Table 3.
Mean (± standard deviation) values of straight leg raise (SLR) and sit and reach (STR) scores for the capacitive energy transfer (TECAR), transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) and control (CON) groups before (PRE), immediately after (PS), 24 h after (P24) and 48 h after (P48) the initial session.
| Testing Session | Groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TECAR (n = 24) | TENS (n = 26) | CON (n = 25) | |
| SLR | |||
| PRE | 66.08 ± 6.76 | 67.12 ± 6.12 | 66.36 ± 5.86 |
| PS | 70.63 ± 7.71 | 68.54 ± 6.27 | 66.64 ± 6.34 |
| P24 | 70.96 ± 7.72 | 69.04 ± 6.48 | 67.00 ± 6.02 |
| P48 | 71.50 ± 8.15 | 70.35 ± 6.58 | 67.40 ± 6.09 |
| Time effects, p < 0.05 | PS, P24, P48 > PRE P48 > PS | PS, P24, P48 > PRE P48 > PS | |
| STR | |||
| PRE | 29.17 ± 4.82 | 30.62 ± 3.40 | 30.24 ± 3.93 |
| PS | 32.25 ± 5.16 | 31.85 ± 4.13 | 30.28 ± 3.85 |
| P24 | 33.29 ± 4.89 | 32.50 ± 4.02 | 30.84 ± 3.86 |
| P48 | 33.79 ± 5.26 | 33.54 ± 4.24 | 31.04 ± 3.74 |
| Time effects, p < 0.05 | PS, P24, P48 > PRE P48 > PS | PS, P24, P48 > PRE P48 > PS |