Table 3.
Changes after the intervention
| Experimental group (n=54) | Control group (n=53) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean, SD | Mean, SD | ||
| SLR*: Straight leg raising test SD: Standard deviation | |||
| Height | –0.0, 0.5 | –0.1, 0.5 | 0.794 |
| Body weight | 0.2, 1.3 | 0.1, 1.0 | 0.440 |
| VAS | –1.1, 1.8 | –0.3, 1.9 | 0.036 |
| RDQ | –0.6, 2.3 | –0.5, 3.0 | 0.815 |
| K6 | –0.37, 3.26 | –0.70, 2.62 | 0.568 |
| Athens | –0.57, 2.69 | –1.55, 2.85 | 0.072 |
| SSAS | –2.80, 5.39 | –0.53, 4.35 | 0.019 |
| Spinal Mouse ® | |||
| Flexion (Th) | –0.9, 18.4 | –8.3, 33.2 | 0.160 |
| Flexion (L) | –17.3, 19.4 | –11.1, 19.3 | 0.103 |
| Flexion (S) | 9.2, 21.2 | 6.1, 16.3 | 0.395 |
| Extension (Th) | 5.0, 20.1 | 0.1, 18.8 | 0.195 |
| Extension (L) | –6.5, 12.5 | –6.5, 12.1 | 0.990 |
| Extension (S) | 6.5, 11.0 | 5.1, 10.1 | 0.503 |
| Thoracic spinal ROM | –5.9, 29.9 | –6.8, 37.0 | 0.892 |
| Lumbar spinal ROM | –10.6, 19.1 | –3.1, 18.9 | 0.044 |
| Sacral spinal ROM | 2.6, 19.1 | 1.2, 19.7 | 0.742 |
| Neutral (Th) | 1.7, 33.5 | –2.3, 13.0 | 0.424 |
| Neutral (L) | –8.4, 13.6 | –7.8, 11.4 | 0.812 |
| Neutral (S) | –0.4, 50.8 | 6.2, 9.0 | 0.355 |
| Flexion-Neutral (Th) | –2.3, 39.2 | –5.7, 38.5 | 0.648 |
| Flexion-Neutral (L) | –8.8, 17.0 | –3.3, 18.7 | 0.117 |
| Flexion-Neutral (S) | 9.5, 57.4 | –0.4, 16.7 | 0.233 |
| Neutral-Extension (Th) | –3.8, 40.8 | –2.9, 20.6 | 0.884 |
| Neutral-Extension (L) | –1.8, 11.1 | –0.7, 12.3 | 0.646 |
| Neutral-Extension (S) | –6.9, 47.8 | 1.0, 8.9 | 0.242 |
| Range of motion | |||
| Rt. SLR* | –1.1, 12.6 | –1.7, 12.7 | 0.811 |
| Rt. Hip flexion | –2.2, 11.5 | 0.6, 9.4 | 0.174 |
| Rt. Hip internal rotation | –6.3, 11.5 | –5.3, 9.6 | 0.621 |
| Rt. Shoulder flexion | 0.6, 11.9 | –2.0, 15.5 | 0.326 |
| Rt. Shoulder external rotation | 0.6, 10.6 | –4.5, 20.0 | 0.097 |
| Lt. SLR* | –0.2, 12.7 | –1.9, 13.2 | 0.498 |
| Lt. Hip flexion | –1.9, 10.9 | –2.0, 7.6 | 0.943 |
| Lt. Hip internal rotation | –4.1, 11.2 | –4.7, 11.2 | 0.768 |
| Lt. Shoulder flexion | –2.5, 12.4 | 0.4, 17.5 | 0.321 |
| Lt. Shoulder external rotation | 0.5, 10.3 | –2.6, 10.9 | 0.132 |