Effect of ultrasound cavitation on static and dynamic balance in obese postnatal women with diastasis recti: a randomized controlled trial

Variables	Groups	Pre-treatment	Post treatment	Mean difference	% of change	T-value	P-value
Variables	Groups	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean difference	% of change	T-value	P-value
Static OSI	Control	1.49 ± 0.81	1.12 ± 0.54	0.37	24.83 ↓↓	5.286	0.001 (S)^*
	Study	1.72 ± 0.68	0.61 ± 0.35	1.11	64.53 ↓↓	8.749	0.001 (S)^*
	Mean difference	0.07	0.51
	F-value	1.342	45.100
	P-value	0.251 (NS)	0.001 (S)^*
Dynamic OSI	Control	1.63 ± 0.43	1.36 ± 0.30	0.27	16.56 ↓↓	5.227	0.001 (S)^*
	Study	1.77 ± 0.62	1.18 ± 0.42	0.59	33.33 ↓↓	5.546	0.001 (S)^*
	Mean difference	0.14	0.18
	F-value	1.037	7.780
	P-value	0.313 (NS)	0.007 (S)*
Abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness (cm)	Control	3.08 ± 0.53	3.03 ± 0.52	0.05	1.62 ↓↓	4.379	0.001 (S)^*
	Study	2.99 ± 0.24	2.02 ± 0.25	0.97	32.44 ↓↓	15.896	0.001 (S)^*
	Mean difference	0.09	1.01
	F-value	0.731	247.098
	P-value	0.396 (NS)	0.001 (S)^*
IRD 2.5 cm above umbilicus (cm)	Control	2.98 ± 0.22	2.94 ± 0.23	0.04	1.34 ↓↓	8.427	0.001 (S)^*
	Study	2.91 ± 0.31	1.96 ± 0.33	0.95	32.65 ↓↓	23.708	0.001 (S)^*
	Mean difference	0.07	0.98
	F-value	1.083	522.797
	P-value	0.302 (NS)	0.001 (S)^*

Participants' baseline characteristics

	Control group Mean ± SD	Study group Mean ± SD	t-value	p-value
Age [yrs]	30.07 ± 2.82	30.80 ± 2.22	−1.120	0.267 (NS)
Weight [kg]	84.40 ± 6.88	82.88 ± 7.52	−0.815	0.418 (NS)
Height [m]	1.59 ± 0.03	1.60 ± 0.06	−0.487	0.629 (NS)
BMI [kg / m²]	33.29 ± 3.00	32.40 ± 2.11	−1.320	0.193 (NS)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/areh.2024.142990 | Journal eISSN: 1734-4948

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Language: English

Page range: 34 - 42

Submitted on: May 11, 2024

Accepted on: Sep 9, 2024

Published on: Sep 16, 2024

Published by: University of Physical Education in Warsaw

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

ultrasound cavitation

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Clinical medicine,

Physical and rehabilitation medicine,

Rheumatology,

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Effect of ultrasound cavitation on static and dynamic balance in obese postnatal women with diastasis recti: a randomized controlled trial

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