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. 2014 Jul 7;9(7):e102005. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102005

Table 1. Description of the investigated exercises.

Exercise number Body position Exercise Total number (range per patient) of measurements
1 Lying supine Lifting one straight leg 94 (8 to 40)
2 Lying supine Lifting both straight legs 41 (1 to 21)
3 Lying supine Lifting the pelvis (Bridging) 93 (10 to 32)
4 Lying prone Lifting one cranially stretched arm 62 (6 to 33)
5 Lying prone Lifting one arm and the contralateral leg 44 (6 to 23
6 Lying lateral Abduction of a straight leg 64 (2 to 33)
7 All-fours position Outstretching one arm cranially 15 (2 to 7)
8 All-fours position Outstretching one leg 8 (2 to 2)
9 All-fours position Outstretching one arm and the leg on the contralateral side 23 (2 to 12)
10 All-fours position Flexing the lumbar spine (Arching) 16 (2 to 7)
11 All-fours position Extending the lumbar spine (Hollowing) 13 (2 to 5)