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. 2022 Oct 21;101(42):e30910. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030910

Table 2.

Summary of measures of range of motion.

Rehabilitation group (SD) MLD group (SD) Group *Time Group Time
Variables Baseline Before intervention After intervention Baseline Before intervention After intervention
Neck
Forward flexion
32.4(5.9) 11.9(9.1) 23.1 (9.6) 35.5 (9.2) 10.5 (8.7) 28 (6.8) P = .42 P = .214 P < .001
Extension 33.3(10) 10.2(7.8) 22.5(8.5) 34.1 (8.5) 9.8 (8.2) 20 (11) P = .806 P = .782 P < .001
Rotation
 Rt 45.4 (14.7) 10.6 (8.3) 32.5 (14.1) 48.1 (17.7) 10 (7.8) 30.8 (11.6) P = .729 P = .463 P < .001
 Lt 53.3 (19.3) 13.2 (11.3) 37.5 (15.6) 52.5 (21.1) 12.6 (10.8) 35.8 (16.6) P = .511 P = .748 P < .001
Lat flexion
 Rt 30.6 (9) 9.8 (6.9) 23.1 (4.6) 32.7 (9.7) 10.4 (9.3) 20 (4.5) P = .443 P = .93 P < .001
 Lt 27.9 (9.2) 9.6 (7.2) 20.4 (5.7) ‡# 34 (9.8) 8.7 (8.3) 23.2 (6.2) ‡# P = .094 P = .025# P < .001
Rt shoulder
 Flexion 170.8(6.3) 157(9.4) 150(21.5) 167.3(8.6) 155.8 (12.2) 160.8 (11.3) P = .105 P = .444 P < .001
 Extension 73.8 (35) 52.6 (32) 58.8 (12.5) 58.1(11.5) 42.2 (18.7) 49.2(13.2) P = .598 P = .33 P = .001
 Abduction 170.4 (6.9) 147.5 (37.9) 153.1 (28.1) 168.5(12) 144.4 (25.8) 157.5 (10.4) P = .527 P = .74 P < .001
 Adduction 122.1 (19.8) 105.5 (8.6) 112.5 (7.6) 112 (18.2) 103.1 (15.3) 110 (14.8) P = .587 P = .154 P < .001
 Internal rotation 84.6 (9.2) 54.5 (24.8) 73.8 (18.1) 71.5 (11.8) 49.4 (26.6) 64.2 (19.3) P = .492 P = .259 P < .001
 External rotation 79.2 (7.6) 54.9 (20.4) 73.1 (16.2) 75.4(10.3) 52.4(22.6) 67.5(12.1) P = .9812 P = .67 P < .001
Lt shoulder
 Flexion 170.4 (6.9) 158.5 (13.8) $ 150 (23.3) 164.2(11) 133.9(44.9) $ 142.5(33) P = .142 P = .025$ P < .001
 Extension 70.8 (29.6) 54.8 (26.9) 60.6 (8.2) 59.6 (10.7) 40.8 (22.2) 58.3 (19.4) P = .365 P = .996 P = .05
 Abduction 174.6 (4) 148.3 (33.5) 152.5 (35.3) 168.9(11.5) 138.1 (30.3) 140 (29.2) P = .639 P = .735 P < .001
 Adduction 115.8(6) 107.3(15) 113.8(11.9) 114.2(21.6) 103.9 (19.1) 115(15.5) P = .837 P = .514 P = .003
 Internal rotation 76.7(15.3) 52.5(27.4) 79.4(9.3) 75.8 (10) 51.7 (25.5) 70 (8.9) P = .468 P = .638 P = .000
 External rotation 81.3(5.7) 57.5(22.5) 78.1(5.3) 74.6 (12) 51.4 (20.4) 65 (16.1) P = .962 P = .077 P < .001

MLD = manual lymphatic drainage.