Table 4.
Maternal Session post-birth and control range of motion of the trunk segments and standard error of the measurement
| Plane |
Maternal Post-Birth |
F | P |
Control Session 3 |
SEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transverse |
|
|
|
|
|
| Thorax (°) |
10.8 (3.3) |
0.10 |
0.76 |
7.9 (1.8) |
±1.4 |
| Pelvis (°) |
14.3 (5.7) |
0.14 |
0.72 |
13.4 (4.2) |
±2.3 |
| Thoracolumbar (°) |
20.5 (5.9) |
3.44 |
0.10 |
18.5 (3.7) |
±2.9 |
| Coronal |
|
|
|
|
|
| Thorax (°) |
4.4 (1.4) |
0.09 |
0.77 |
4.3 (1.2) |
±0.7 |
| Pelvis (°) |
13.0 (4.1) |
1.71 |
0.23 |
10.7 (2.4) |
±2.1 |
| Thoracolumbar (°) |
14.9 (3.7) |
2.17 |
0.18 |
13.68 (3.3) |
±1.7 |
| Sagittal |
|
|
|
|
|
| Thorax (°) |
4.8 (1.0) |
61.65 |
<0.001+ |
4.4 (1.7) |
±1.0 |
| Pelvis (°) |
6.8 (1.3) |
8.62 |
0.02+ |
8.6 (4.2) |
±1.7 |
| Thoracolumbar (°) | 7.2 (2.3) | 0.07 | 0.80 | 8.6 (2.8) | ±1.67 |
F and P values are for difference between 38 weeks gestation and post-birth.
+ significant difference between 38 weeks and Post-Birth at p ≤ 0.05.