Table 3.
Dominant range of motion (degrees)a
| Control | Training | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Change | Pre | Post | Change | ||
| Shoulder ER | 134.4 ± 2.5 | 133.2 ± 2.5 | −1.2 | 137.2 ± 2.7 | 141.9 ± 2.7 | +4.7 b | 0.02 |
| Shoulder IR | 49.2 ± 1.7 | 47.8 ± 1.7 | −1.4 | 47.5 ± 1.8 | 47.6 ± 1.9 | +1.0 | 0.46 |
| Shoulder flexion | 177.1 ± 1.5 | 176.3 ± 1.5 | −0.8 | 173.4 ± 1.6 | 173.4 ± 1.6 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Elbow flexion | 150.1 ± 1.0 | 148.7 ± 1.0 | −1.4 | 151.3 ± 1.0 | 151.0 ± 1.0 | −0.3 | 0.38 |
| Elbow extension | 0.5 ± 1.3 | 0.1 ± 1.3 | −0.4 | −0.7 ± 1.5 | 1.3 ± 1.5 | +2.0 | 0.16 |
ER, external rotation; IR, internal rotation.
a
Data presented as mean ± standard error.
b
Indicates significant (P = 0.01) post hoc comparison of means pre- and posttraining.