Table 3. Comparisons of the differences in the range of motion and endurance times within each group.
Pre (a) | Post (b) | After 4 weeks (c) | Post-hoc | |
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Cervical flexion (°) | ||||
Experimental | 50.8±10.8 | 60.4±7.2* | 60.7±5.9* | a < b, c |
Control | 52.8±13.2 | 62.3±10.2 | 56.5±12.7 | |
Cervical extension (°) | ||||
Experimental | 62.5±4.5 | 74.1±9.8* | 75.2±10.9* | a < b, c |
Control | 59.5±11.0 | 72.0±9.7* | 66.9±8.78 | a < b |
Left cervical rotation (°) | ||||
Experimental | 60.5±10.3 | 74.4±8.5* | 74.9±8.7* | a < b, c |
Control | 61.8±8.9 | 77.2±9.5* | 69.5±11.4 | a < b |
Right cervical rotation (°) | ||||
Experimental | 60.8±8.3 | 72.1±8.1* | 72.3±8.8* | a < b, c |
Control | 65.3±6.2 | 74.3±5.6* | 69.2±6.9 | a < b |
Craniovertebral angle (°) | ||||
Experimental | 48.9±7.2 | 53.5±6.3 | 54.6±5.3 | |
Control | 47.0±7.1 | 50.7±5.2 | 51.2±5.4 | |
Muscular endurance of deep cervical flexors (sec) | ||||
Experimental | 16.9±3.8 | 29.6±6.0* | 34.7±14.3* | a < b, c |
Control | 20.7±10.9 | 25.1±12.6 | 25.7±13.6 |
Mean ± SD. *p < 0.05