Demographic characteristics of participants in EG and CG_
| Characteristic | Group | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG (n=36) | CG (n=36) | ||||
| x̄ | SD | x̄ | SD | ||
| Age (years) | 32.2 | 6.8 | 29.9 | 7.8 | 0.187 |
| Body height (m) | 1.69 | 0.06 | 1.69 | 0.08 | 0.680 |
| Body mass (kg) | 65.9 | 9.7 | 67.2 | 13.2 | 0.662 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.2 | 3.2 | 23.4 | 3.6 | 0.866 |
Results of BEFORE-AFTER differences in muscle extensibility of the lower back and hip muscles (comparison of EG-CG measurements)_
| Test | Group | x̄ | SD | % | P | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-IL (°) | EG | 2.4 | 4.2 | 15.1 | 0.004 | 0.70 |
| CG | −0.6 | 4.4 | −3.1 | |||
| R-IL (°) | EG | 2.8 | 4.0 | 17.2 | <0.001 | 0.83 |
| CG | −0.6 | 4.2 | −3.2 | |||
| L-RF (°) | EG | −1.4 | 5.9 | −2.5 | 0.041 | −0.50 |
| CG | 1.6 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |||
| R-RF (°) | EG | −1.4 | 7.2 | −2.5 | 0.293 | −0.25 |
| CG | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 | |||
| V-SRT (cm) | EG | 2.6 | 4.0 | 31.6 | <0.001 | 1.06 |
| CG | −1.2 | 3.1 | −14.8 |
Results of BEFORE-AFTER differences in mobility (in cm) of the thoracolumbar spine (comparison of EG-CG measurements)_
| Motion | Group | x̄(cm) | SD (cm) | % | P | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | EG | 0.5 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 0.036a | 0.64 |
| CG | −0.3 | 1.4 | −2.7 | |||
| EX | EG | −0.6 | 1.5 | −19.0 | 0.337a | −0.40 |
| CG | −0.04 | 1.3 | −1.6 | |||
| L-LF | EG | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 0.010b | 0.67 |
| CG | −0.5 | 1.8 | −2.2 | |||
| R-LF | EG | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.135b | 0.32 |
| CG | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | |||
| L-RO | EG | 0.6 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0.082a | 0.59 |
| CG | −0.2 | 1.2 | −2.0 | |||
| R-RO | EG | 0.6 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 0.003a | 0.56 |
| CG | −0.1 | 1.3 | −1.2 |
Results of muscle extensibility of the lower back and hip muscles (comparison of BEFORE-AFTER measurements)_
| Group | Test | m | x̄ | 95% CI | SD | Me | Min. | Max. | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG (n=36) | L-IL (°) | BEFORE | 16.1 | 13.7; 18.6 | 7.3 | 17.0 | −1.0 | 34.0 | 0.001b |
| AFTER | 18.6 | 16.5; 20.7 | 6.2 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 34.0 | |||
| R-IL (°) | BEFORE | 15.9 | 13.6; 18.3 | 6.9 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 34.0 | <0.001b | |
| AFTER | 18.7 | 16.4; 21.0 | 6.9 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 34.0 | |||
| L-RF (°) | BEFORE | 54.1 | 51.3; 56.8 | 8.1 | 54.0 | 35.0 | 74.0 | 0.172b | |
| AFTER | 52.7 | 50.2; 55.2 | 7.4 | 54.0 | 31.0 | 65.0 | |||
| R-RF (°) | BEFORE | 55.5 | 52.5; 58.6 | 9.0 | 55.5 | 36.0 | 72.0 | 0.265b | |
| AFTER | 54.2 | 51.5; 56.9 | 8.0 | 56.0 | 34.0 | 70.0 | |||
| V-SRT (cm) | BEFORE | 8.1 | 5.8; 10.4 | 6.9 | 9.0 | −14.5 | 20.5 | 0.001b | |
| AFTER | 10.6 | 8.8; 12.5 | 5.5 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 22.0 | |||
| CG (n=36) | L-IL (°) | BEFORE | 18.6 | 16.1; 21.0 | 7.3 | 18.0 | −6.0 | 35.0 | 0.501a |
| AFTER | 18.0 | 15.2; 20.8 | 8.4 | 17.5 | −3.0 | 43.0 | |||
| R-IL (°) | BEFORE | 18.4 | 15.9; 20.9 | 7.4 | 18.0 | −7.0 | 38.0 | 0.260a | |
| AFTER | 17.8 | 15.3; 20.3 | 7.3 | 17.0 | −3.0 | 38.0 | |||
| L-RF (°) | BEFORE | 51.6 | 49.6; 53.5 | 5.8 | 52.0 | 36.0 | 71.0 | 0.257a | |
| AFTER | 53.1 | 50.5; 55.8 | 7.8 | 53.0 | 35.0 | 68.0 | |||
| R-RF (°) | BEFORE | 52.9 | 50.9; 54.9 | 5.9 | 52.0 | 41.0 | 67.0 | 0.804b | |
| AFTER | 53.1 | 50.5; 55.7 | 7.7 | 55.0 | 39.0 | 70.0 | |||
| V-SRT (cm) | BEFORE | 7.8 | 4.6; 10.9 | 9.3 | 7.0 | −25.0 | 26.5 | 0.031a | |
| AFTER | 6.6 | 3.4; 9.9 | 9.6 | 6.0 | −26.0 | 22.0 | |||
Results of mobility (in cm) of the thoracolumbar spine (comparison of BEFORE-AFTER measurements)_
| Group | Motion | m | x̄ (cm) | 95% CI (cm) | SD (cm) | Me (cm) | Min. (cm) | Max. (cm) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG (n=36) | FL | BEFORE | 8.4 | 7.9; 9.0 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 0.015b |
| AFTER | 8.9 | 8.4; 9.5 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | |||
| EX | BEFORE | 3.0 | 2.4; 3.6 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 0.038a | |
| AFTER | 2.4 | 2.0; 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 6.0 | |||
| L-LF | BEFORE | 19.6 | 18.3; 21.0 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 11.5 | 29.0 | 0.031a | |
| AFTER | 20.3 | 19.0; 21.6 | 3.8 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 31.5 | |||
| R-LF | BEFORE | 19.6 | 18.4; 20.9 | 3.7 | 19.5 | 12.5 | 28.0 | 0.041a | |
| AFTER | 20.3 | 19.1; 21.6 | 3.6 | 20.0 | 14.5 | 33.5 | |||
| L-RO | BEFORE | 8.3 | 7.7; 9.0 | 1.9 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 0.040b | |
| AFTER | 8.9 | 8.2; 9.6 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | |||
| R-RO | BEFORE | 8.5 | 7.9; 9.0 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.003b | |
| AFTER | 9.1 | 8.5; 9.7 | 1.8 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 13.0 | |||
| CG (n=36) | FL | BEFORE | 9.1 | 8.5; 9.7 | 1.8 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 0.416a |
| AFTER | 8.8 | 8.3; 9.4 | 1.6 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 12.0 | |||
| EX | BEFORE | 2.6 | 2.2; 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.777a | |
| AFTER | 2.5 | 2.1; 3.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 7.0 | |||
| L-LF | BEFORE | 20.8 | 19.4; 22.2 | 4.2 | 21.3 | 12.0 | 30.0 | 0.143b | |
| AFTER | 20.3 | 18.9; 21.8 | 4.3 | 20.3 | 12.0 | 29.0 | |||
| R-LF | BEFORE | 20.8 | 19.5; 22.1 | 3.8 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 31.5 | 0.854b | |
| AFTER | 20.8 | 19.5; 22.2 | 4.0 | 21.5 | 12.5 | 31.0 | |||
| L-RO | BEFORE | 8.2 | 7.7; 8.6 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 0.408b | |
| AFTER | 8.0 | 7.5; 8.5 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 11.0 | |||
| R-RO | BEFORE | 8.3 | 7.8; 8.8 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 13.0 | 0.666b | |
| AFTER | 8.2 | 7.6; 8.8 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 11.5 | |||