Table 2.

Percentage of change in CSA (cm²) from pre to post-intervention in the intervention (ES) and control group

Section	Δ Intervention (n = 5)	Δ Control (n = 3)	U Δ ES – Δ Control
3/18	9.9 (35.3)	−34.1 (42.7)	2
4/18	−13.5 (32.2)	−18.2 (14.2)	5
5/18	10.1 (25.8)	−8.2 (6.0)	4
6/18	8.6 (23.2)	−7.3 (19.2)	3
7/18	7.3 (16.1)	−3.9 (29.6)	6
8/18	9.0 (10.6)	−13.2 (20.7)	2
9/18	8.6 (7.8)*	−15.2 (20.3)	1
10/18	10.1 (10.9)	−13.1 (14.1)	2
11/18	17.4 (11.8)*	−13.2 (15.4)	0
12/18	11.7 (12.3)*	−14.2 (16.6)	1
13/18	9.1 (13.5)	−14.9 (19.1)	2
14/18	15.0 (19.1)*	−15.6 (20.8)	1
15/18	18.4 (33.6)	−23.0 (27.0)	2
16/18	102.3 (170.0)	−11.9 (29.5)	2

Values expressed as mean (±SD).

*P < 0.05 compared to control values.