Table 3.
Change in trunk ROM (in degrees) between reaching with 500 g and without weight
| Trunk ROM direction | Reaching direction | Healthy | DMD | p-value HC vs DMD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | median | IQR | n | median | IQR | |||
| Flexion-extension | Forward | 25 | 8.5 | [3.2–21.1] | 9 | 26.6 | [13.4–31.1] | 0.017 |
| Sideward | 25 | 5.8 | [2.5–9.8] | 8 | 11.6 | [5.1–21.8] | 0.303 | |
| Contra-lateral | 25 | 5.6 | [2.5–10.8] | 8 | 11.7 | [4.1–18.0] | 0.231 | |
| Lateral bending | Forward | 25 | 4.1 | [1.2–8.3] | 9 | 7.3 | [2.1–16.8] | 0.458 |
| Sideward | 25 | 7.5 | [5.3–11.4] | 8 | 15.6 | [4.7–21.8] | 0.284 | |
| Contra-lateral | 25 | 3.0 | [−2.0–5.0] | 8 | 8.4 | [0.4–16.2] | 0.125 | |
| Axial rotation | Forward | 25 | 4.7 | [1.6–6.6] | 9 | 11.0 | [3.2–16.5] | 0.061 |
| Sideward | 25 | 8.6 | [3.6–15.3] | 8 | 8.4 | [3.7–10.7] | 0.850 | |
| Contra-lateral | 25 | 5.0 | [−2.9–9.0] | 8 | 11.4 | [5.8–14.5] | 0.062 | |