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Table 2. Change in range of motion between pre- and post-intervention (N=30).

Variable	Group	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention

		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Lumbar flexion	IASTM (n=15)	74.5 ± 14.1	89.3 ± 10.5*
Lumbar flexion	Control (n=15)	78.2 ± 8.7	75.5 ± 17.5*
Lumbar extension	IASTM (n=15)	13.0 ± 3.2	19.8 ± 2.4*
Lumbar extension	Control (n=15)	13.3 ± 2.4	14.6 ± 2.3*
Lumbar lateral bending (Rt)	IASTM (n=15)	22.1 ± 4.4	25.6 ± 4.7*
Lumbar lateral bending (Rt)	Control (n=15)	22.9 ± 3.3	23.6 ± 3.3*
Lumbar lateral bending (Lt)	IASTM (n=15)	21.3 ± 4.2	25.7 ± 4.6*
Lumbar lateral bending (Lt)	Control (n=15)	23.2 ± 3.3	24.2 ± 3.3*
Hip flexion	IASTM (n=15)	110.2 ± 6.6	118.1 ± 8.1*
Hip flexion	Control (n=15)	110.6 ± 6.8	111.8 ± 5.5*

*p<0.05