TABLE 3.

Movement and postural differences between groups measured by clinician assessment

Test	AxSpA group [mean (SD)]	Non‐back pain group [mean (SD)]	p value
Seated cervical rotation (cm)	5.7 (1.4)	6.3 (0.8)	0.06
Lumbar forward flexion (cm)	33.5 (1.4)	18.7 (9.4)	<0.001
Hip internal rotation (cm)	36.4 (12.3)	47.4 (7.6)	<0.001
Shoulder flexion (°)
Right shoulder	140.5 (21.6)	164.9 (18.7)	<0.001
Left shoulder	140.5 (26.3)	166.9 (18.8)	<0.001
Hip abduction (°)
Right hip	30.6 (10.2)	44.0 (9.9)	<0.001
Left hip	29.8 (10.1)	44.6 (8.3)	<0.001
Lumbar side flexion (cm)
Right side	12.9 (4.6)	20.3 (4.5)	<0.001
Left side	12.4 (4.9)	19.5 (3.1)	<0.001
Tragus‐to‐wall (cm)	16.7 (4.0)	13.2 (1.5)	<0.001
Thoracic kyphosis (index)	11.8 (3.9)	9.1 (3.6)	0.008
Lumbar lordosis (index)	10.4 (3.2)	12.27 (4.4)	0.08