Table 4.
The intragroup analysis of the elasticity results.
| Fascial tissue/muscle | Pre-SI intervention Mean ± SD (%) |
Post-SI intervention Mean ± SD (%) |
Relative percentage change in elasticity | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR-L | 8.25 ± 4.59 | 8.15 ± 2.02 | 24.69 | 0.875 |
| BR-R | 6.15 ± 2.50 | 9.03 ± 2.44 | 67.52 | 0.016* |
| BB-L | 10.86 ± 5.63 | 13.31 ± 4.45 | 50.26 | 0.196 |
| BB-R | 8.17 ± 4.92 | 16.87 ± 10.89 | 162.94 | 0.011* |
| ADD-L | 19.26 ± 11.17 | 18.00 ± 7.67 | 27.36 | 0.972 |
| ADD-R | 21.68 ± 9.13 | 19.40 ± 11.09 | −5.60 | 0.388 |
| TS-L | 11.50 ± 5.79 | 10.59 ± 3.54 | 9.77 | 0.638 |
| TS-R | 11.75 ± 5.69 | 8.12 ± 3.66 | −23.68 | 0.043* |
| ES-L | 10.72 ± 5.22 | 13.76 ± 3.46 | 48.39 | 0.055 |
| ES-R | 12.91 ± 8.60 | 12.69 ± 5.32 | 20.23 | 0.279 |
| T-L | 9.72 ± 4.98 | 13.98 ± 6.06 | 66.02 | 0.043* |
| T-R | 14.41 ± 16.90 | 14.61 ± 6.26 | 56.30 | 0.133 |
BR-L and BR-R, left and right musculus brachio-radialis; BB-L and BB-R, left and right musculus biceps-brachii; ADD-L and ADD-R, left and right adductores; TS-L and TS-R, left and right musculus triceps surae; ES-L and ES-R, left and right musculus erector spinae; T-L and T-R, left and right musculus trapezius.
*
and bold values means: statistical significant p < 0.05.