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. 2014 Aug 1;31(15):1334–1342. doi: 10.1089/neu.2013.3206

Table 3A.

Pre- and Postdrug Measurements of Peak Sagittal-Plane Joint Range of Motion of the Hip, Knee, and Ankle at Fastest Speed

  SSRI 5HT antagonist
Fastest Pre Post p value Pre Post p value
More impaired limb
 Ankle dorsiflexion 15±8 22±10 0.01 19±7 19±9 0.82
 Ankle plantarflexion −23±11 −17±10 0.12 −22±11 −17±15 0.19
 Knee flexion −60±16 −56±16 0.53 −64±23 −61±15 0.61
 Knee extension −7±16 −5±18 0.9 −9±16 −6±12 0.34
 Hip flexion 37±15 35±11 0.91 39±12 42±12 0.45
 Hip extension −17±17 −11±9 0.16 −10±7 −6±8 0.3
 Hip-knee ACC 0.88±0.04 0.88±0.04 0.61 0.86±0.07 0.86±0.08 0.36
Less impaired limb
 Ankle dorsiflexion 15±5.7 18±8.6 0.23 17±6.5 17±9.3 0.95
 Ankle plantarflexion −18±14 −10±14 0.06 −17±14 −15±12 0.47
 Knee flexion −57±7.5 −62±9.9 0.04 −60±8.4 −61±6.3 0.79
 Knee extension −3.1±15 −7.6±16 0.02 −4.3±16 −3.9±13 0.85
 Hip flexion 35±16 42±6.7 0.24 39±9.0 44±9.9 0.34
 Hip extension −16±17 −7.9±9.1 0.12 −11±12 −7.3±8.1 0.58
 Hip-knee ACC 0.88±0.08 0.90±0.07 0.33 0.89±0.07 0.88±0.09 0.88

Negative values represent plantarflexion at the ankle, flexion at the knee, and extension at the hip. Values are presented in degrees (mean±standard deviation).

SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; 5HT, serotonergic; ACC, average coefficient of correlation.