Slalom test, hurdle test, and range of motion of the spine, hip, and ankle at the end of the study
| Test | Intervention group (n = 16) | Control group (n = 10) | p Value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | ||
| *Differences between groups. | |||||||
| †For slalom and hurdle tests, n = 12 in intervention group and n = 7 in control group. | |||||||
| Slalom test (s)† | 12.2 | 1.0 | 10.2 to 13.4 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 10.3 to 13.6 | NS |
| Hurdle test (s)† | 10.5 | 0.8 | 8.6 to 11.7 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 9.6 to 12.9 | NS |
| Thoracic flexion–extension (°) | 40.7 | 11.7 | 12 to 52 | 38.0 | 13.1 | 17 to 60 | NS |
| Thoracic rotation (°) | 131.2 | 18.6 | 96 to 160 | 134.6 | 22.3 | 100 to 180 | NS |
| Lumbar flexion–extension (°) | 81.6 | 12.1 | 57 to 102 | 77.6 | 10.2 | 60 to 94 | NS |
| Lateral flexion (m) | 0.49 | 4.9 | 0.43 to 0.60 | 0.48 | 6.2 | 0.36 to 0.56 | NS |
| Kyphosis–lordosis (°) | 10.3 | 9.9 | −11 to 25 | 8.2 | 8.4 | −5 to 23 | NS |
| Knee flexion, hip extension (m) | 0.04 | 3.9 | 0 to 13 | 0.07 | 3.2 | 1 to 11 | NS |
| Hip extension, knee extension (m) | 0.16 | 4.1 | 0.06 to 0.23 | 0.15 | 6.2 | 0.07 to 0.25 | NS |
| Hip flexion, knee extension (°) | 107.3 | 10.8 | 90 to 129 | 91.6 | 23.7 | 65 to 140 | 0.03 |
| Hip abduction + external rotation (°) | 140 | 6.3 | 129.5 to 151 | 139.8 | 7.9 | 129.5 to 147.5 | NS |
| Ankle dorsiflexion (°) | 37.6 | 4.2 | 27 to 43 | 36.4 | 7.3 | 28 to 51 | NS |