Baseline and final measurements of range of motion together with differences for dancers and controls, given as mean (SD)
| Baseline | Final | Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Dancers | Controls | Dancers | Controls | Dancers | Controls |
| Non-hip ER = turnout in standing of right leg − supine ER of right leg. | ||||||
| *Significant difference from controls (p<0.05). | ||||||
| **Significant difference from controls (p<0.01). | ||||||
| †Significant difference from baseline (p<0.01). | ||||||
| ER, external rotation; IR, internal rotation; DF, dorsiflexion. | ||||||
| Hip rotation (°) | ||||||
| Internal | 26.9 (14.5)** | 35.8 (8.5) | 39.0 (11.5) | 37.2 (11.6) | 12.5 (13.5)†** | 0.5 (13.9) |
| External | 33.3 (12.3) | 36.7 (10.2) | 45.0 (12.2) | 47.2 (9.6) | 11.7 (11.3)† | 8.1 (17.6)† |
| ER:IR | 1.5 (0.9)* | 1.1 (0.4) | 1.2 (0.5) | 1.5 (1.4) | −0.3 (0.9) | 0.5 (1.2) |
| Non-hip ER (°) | 12.4 (11.2) | 10.5 (11.9) | 7.8 (13.9) | 3.6 (15.6) | −4.6 (12.6)† | −7.0 (18.4)† |
| Turnout (°) | ||||||
| Right | 45.6 (10.2) | 47.2 (9.3) | 52.8 (7.2)* | 48.4 (10.0) | 7.2 (9.8)†** | 1.1 (11.2) |
| Left | 46.9 (9.6) | 46.9 (8.4) | 51.7 (6.4) | 48.0 (8.8) | 4.3 (8.4) | 1.1 (9.9) |
| Total | 92.5 (19.2) | 94.1 (16.8) | 104.5 (12.7)** | 96.3 (17.9) | 12.0 (16.7)†** | 2.2 (20.0) |
| Ankle DF (°) | 32.9 (6.0) | 29.9 (6.4) | 33.8 (6.2) | 30.0 (7.2) | 0.9 (5.4) | 0.1 (7.3) |
| Calf length (°) | 25.3 (8.6) | 26.1 (9.0) | 28.8 (7.2) | 27.7 (8.8) | 3.5 (7.2)† | 1.6 (9.9)† |