Table 1. Mean ± SD of selected biomechanical parameters of the five squat exercises. Pre- and post-intervention results are provided.
Pre | Post | Percent change (%) | |
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Exercise execution | |||
Squat duration (s) | 3.60±0.54 | 6.30±0.59 | 74.9 |
COM vertical ROM (m) | 0.224±0.022 | 0.288±0.019 | 29.2 |
Postural arrangement | |||
Step width (m) | 0.283±0.002 | 0.289±0.002 | 1.8 |
Right anterior displacement (degrees) | 2.5±0.5 | 3.9±0.4 | 56.8 |
Left anterior displacement (degrees) | 3.2±0.2 | 3.8±0.1 | 17.4 |
Symmetry angle (%) | −7.9 | 1.2 | 9.1 |
Joint ROM | |||
Right hip flexion (degrees) | 57.4±3.9 | 69.7±1.7 | 21.4 |
Left hip flexion (degrees) | 54.1±7.9 | 65.3±1.2 | 20.6 |
Symmetry angle (%) | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
Right knee flexion (degrees) | 74.9±0.2 | 72.4±0.7 | −3.4 |
Left knee flexion (degrees) | 65.9±3.1 | 65.1±2.2 | −1.3 |
Symmetry angle (%) | 4.1 | 3.4 | −0.7 |
Right ankle flexion (degrees) | 23.8±2.5 | 20.6±1.4 | −13.7 |
Left ankle flexion (degrees) | 26.5±3.0 | 22.8±0.7 | −14.1 |
Symmetry angle (%) | −3.4 | −3.3 | 0.1 |
Percent change was computed as [(post value-pre value)/pre value]*100.