Table 4.
Descriptive strength measures for females for each of the five assessment points. Mean strength data with standard deviation values are presented for each time point in percent body weight.
| Baseline | Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 6 | Week 8 | ||||||
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| ERO | Load cell | ERO | Load cell | ERO | Load cell | ERO | Load cell | ERO | Load cell | |
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Shoulder Abduction
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| Right | 9.9±4.1% | 8.9±3.8% | 11.1±4.1% | 10.0±3.9% | 10.6±5.1% | 10.8±4.0% | 11.2±5.3% | 11.5±4.4% | 12.0±5.6% | 11.6±5.1% |
| Left | 9.5±3.9% | 8.5±3.6% | 10.5±3.8% | 9.9±4.1% | 10.5±4.9% | 10.8±4.1% | 11.0±5.1% | 11.2±4.1% | 11.4±5.3% | 11.8±5.3% |
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Shoulder External Rotation | ||||||||||
| Right | 5.4±2.5% | 5.1±3.0% | 6.2±2.8% | 5.9±2.8% | 6.2±3.4% | 6.5±3.0% | 6.8±3.9% | 6.7±3.0% | 6.9±3.9% | 6.7±3.5% |
| Left | 5.1±2.3% | 5.2±2.9% | 6.4±2.8% | 6.0±2.9% | 6.2±3.4% | 6.5±3.0% | 6.6±3.6% | 6.9±3.1% | 7.0±4.2% | 6.7±3.5% |
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Hip Abduction | ||||||||||
| Right | 29.6±13.2% | 26.6±13.2% | 28.2±14.7% | 29.3±14.5% | 33.4±16.5% | 31.8±15.7% | 36.1±16.7% | 33.5±15.6% | 36.0±17.8% | 35.9±16.7% |
| Left | 30.1±13.0% | 25.9±12.8% | 28.1±14.0% | 29.0±13.9% | 32.5±15.5% | 31.4±15.1% | 34.7±14.8% | 32.0±14.9% | 34.2±15.9% | 35.5±17.0% |
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Hip Extension | ||||||||||
| Right | 22.4±10.9% | 21.2±9.7% | 24.1±12.5% | 24.7±12.2% | 26.5±13.6% | 26.1±13.2% | 30.1±13.6% | 27.3±14.7% | 30.4±16.8% | 30.7±16.2% |
| Left | 23.5±11.5% | 20.6±9.7% | 25.0±12.9% | 24.8±11.8% | 27.8±14.1% | 26.8±13.9% | 31.0±13.7% | 29.4±15.1% | 31.0±15.8% | 31.1±16.2% |
Means and SD are presented in percent body weight