Table 1.
Mean and standard deviation, SD, of the total and segmental ROM of primary axial rotation and coupled bending in degrees
| Total ROM | Segmental ROM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L2–S1 | L2–L3 | L3–L4 | L4–L5 | L5–S1 | |
| Axial Rotation | 23.9 | 6.7 (27.9 %) | 4.4 (18.5 %) | 6.4 (26.7 %) | 6.4 (27.0 %) |
| SD | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| Bending | 1.8 | −4.5 (−252.3 %) | −3.7 (−203.6 %) | 4.6 (254.3 %) | 5.4 (301.6 %) |
| SD | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| Corr Coef (r) | 0.25 | −0.78 | −0.70 | 0.70 | 0.83 |
The percentages of segmental ROM with respect to total ROM are shown in parentheses. The minus signs indicate contralateral bending towards the opposite direction of the body axial rotation. Correlation coefficients (r) between axial rotation and bending were also shown