TABLE 5.
Range of Motion increased and decreased. This table describes the significant difference between groups and counts/percentage of subjects who achieved the Minimal Detectable change 95% per region based on increased and decreased range of motion. Abbreviations: F, Flexion; E, Extension; ROM, Range of Motion; HROM, Hip ROM; LROM, Lumbar ROM; TROM, Thoracic ROM; FFD, Finger Floor Distance; MDC95%, Minimal detectable change based on 95% confidence interval; MDC95%>, the change in ROM is greater than the calculated MDC; P, Significant differences (P < 0.05) between groups per condition.
| Condition | ROM increased | ROM decreased | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKD group | Sham group | z-test | SKD group | Sham group | z-test | |||||
| ROM ≥ MDC 95% | % | Counts | % | Counts | P | % | Counts | % | Counts | p |
| FHROM RL5 | 55.6 | 5/11 | 44.4 | 4/11 | NS | 81.0 | 18/23 | 18.2 | 4/18 | p < 0.05 |
| FHROM LL5 | — | — | — | — | — | 76.7 | 23/23 | 23.3 | 7/7 | p < 0.05 |
| FHROM RL3 | 62.5 | 5/13 | 37.5 | 3/10 | NS | 65.0 | 13/21 | 35.0 | 7/19 | NS |
| FHROM LL3 | 62.5 | 5/7 | 37.5 | 3/9 | NS | 71.9 | 23/27 | 28.1 | 9/20 | p < 0.05 |
| FLROM RL5 | 100 | 3/10 | 0 | 0/10 | NS | 83.3 | 15/24 | 16.7 | 3/19 | p < 0.05 |
| FLROM LL5 | 50.0 | 1/12 | 50.0 | 1/16 | NS | 83.3 | 10/22 | 16.7 | 2/13 | NS |
| FLROM RL3 | 55.6 | 5/14 | 44.4 | 4/14 | NS | 78.6 | 11/20 | 21.4 | 3/15 | p < 0.05 |
| FLROM LL3 | 60.0 | 3/13 | 40.0 | 2/9 | NS | 82.4 | 11/21 | 17.6 | 3/20 | p < 0.05 |
| FTROM RL5 | 62.2 | 24/24 | 36.8 | 14/14 | NS | — | — | — | — | — |
| FTROM LL5 | 76.5 | 13/23 | 23.5 | 4/16 | NS | 50.0 | 6/11 | 50.0 | 6/13 | NS |
| FTROM RL3 | 60.0 | 15/20 | 40.0 | 10/16 | NS | 66.7 | 12/14 | 33.3 | 6/13 | p < 0.05 |
| FTROM LL3 | 66.7 | 12/13 | 33.3 | 6/12 | p < 0.05 | 64.0 | 16/21 | 36.0 | 9/17 | NS |
| FFD RL5 | 35.7 | 5/13 | 64.3 | 9/18 | NS | 80.0 | 16/21 | 20.0 | 4/11 | p < 0.05 |
| FFD LL5 | 57.1 | 4/15 | 42.9 | 3/16 | NS | 66.7 | 12/19 | 33.3 | 6/13 | NS |
| FFD RL3 | 46.2 | 6/15 | 53.8 | 7/16 | NS | 66.7 | 14/19 | 33.3 | 7/13 | NS |
| FFD LL3 | 54.5 | 6/13 | 45.5 | 5/11 | NS | 63.6 | 14/21 | 36.4 | 8/18 | NS |
| EHROM RL5 | 69.6 | 16/22 | 7.0 | 7/20 | p < 0.05 | 77.8 | 7/12 | 22.2 | 2/9 | NS |
| EHROM LL5 | 87.5 | 21/24 | 12.5 | 3/17 | p < 0.05 | 63.6 | 7/10 | 36.4 | 4/12 | NS |
| EHROM RL3 | 77.4 | 24/27 | 22.6 | 7/20 | p < 0.05 | 60.0 | 6/7 | 40.0 | 4/8 | NS |
| EHROM LL3 | 81.3 | 26/28 | 18.8 | 6/18 | p < 0.05 | 80.0 | 4/6 | 20.0 | 1/11 | p < 0.05 |
| ELROM RL5 | 81.3 | 13/28 | 18.8 | 3/19 | p < 0.05 | 25.0 | 1/6 | 75.0 | 3/10 | NS |
| ELROM LL5 | 79.2 | 19/27 | 20.8 | 5/16 | p < 0.05 | 0.0 | 0/7 | 100 | 1/13 | NS |
| ELROM RL3 | 85.7 | 12/24 | 14.3 | 2/20 | p < 0.05 | 60.0 | 3/10 | 40.0 | 2/9 | NS |
| ELROM LL3 | 84.6 | 11/26 | 15.4 | 2/16 | p < 0.05 | 33.3 | 1/8 | 66.7 | 2/13 | NS |
| ETROM RL5 | 72.7 | 16/25 | 27.3 | 6/22 | p < 0.05 | 80.0 | 4/8 | 20.0 | 6/7 | NS |
| ETROM LL5 | 70.0 | 14/26 | 30.0 | 6/21 | NS | 100 | 3/8 | 0.0 | 0/7 | NS |
| ETROM RL3 | 50.0 | 7/21 | 50.0 | 7/18 | NS | 60.0 | 3/13 | 40.0 | 2/10 | NS |
| ETROM LL3 | 55.8 | 24/24 | 44.2 | 19/19 | NS | 50.0 | 10/10 | 50.0 | 10/10 | NS |