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Table 1 Clinical assessment in Group APA (Adapted Physical Activity) and in Group NSPA (Non-Specific Physical Activity) at baseline and 3 months.

From: Effects of an adapted physical activity program in a group of elderly subjects with flexed posture: clinical and instrumental assessment

Group APA

Group NSPA

 
 

baseline

after 3 months

p

baseline

after 3 months

p

 

mean

SD

mean

SD

 

mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Occiput-to wall distance

7.42

1.96

6.00

1.93

0.001

8.48

2.63

7.88

2.28

ns

Pain score

          

   Lumbar spine

4.97

2.43

2.73

2.66

0.01

4.83

2.40

1.85

1.95

*0.003

ROM

          

   R hip extension

12.60

5.32

20.40

7.13

0.002

14.62

7.40

16.31

4.07

ns

   L hip extension

12.20

5.59

20.07

6.66

0.003

13.23

7.47

16.15

3.71

ns

   R knee flexion

91.13

1.36

137.47

6.64

*0.002

98.54

1.29

136.00

5.35

0.008

   L knee flexion

92.27

3.83

138.07

4.83

*0.003

98.46

2.70

137.31

5.10

0.009

   R knee extension

3.00

3.56

0.00

0.00

*0.01

2.85

4.56

0.00

0.00

*0.04

   L knee extension

3.27

3.32

0.00

0.00

*0.008

2.08

2.87

0.00

0.00

*0.04

   R ankle dorsiflexion

4.47

6.06

12.27

9.66

*0.002

6.69

4.75

8.46

2.25

ns

   L ankle dorsiflexion

4.53

8.09

9.53

4.88

*0.012

6.00

3.76

7.85

3.80

ns

Flexibility

          

   R pectoralis major, cm

9.26

4.30

7.40

3.28

0.018

10.36

8.46

8.76

5.64

ns

   L pectoralis major, cm

9.20

4.01

7.03

3,57

0.015

9.53

6.10

9.15

5.17

ns

   R hamstrings, degrees

70.13

12.31

78.20

12.09

0.017

70.54

11.23

77.00

14.52

0.04

   L harmstrings, degrees

68.07

12.77

78.87

13.45

0.011

70.31

10.62

78.54

8.02

0.052

   R hip flexors, cm

2.33

1.79

1.57

1.33

0.079

2.12

1.64

1.81

1.50

ns

   L hip flexors, cm

2.50

1.93

1.20

0.88

0.003

2.02

1.10

1.38

1.19

ns

Muscle strength

          

   Spine extensors

4.21

0.89

4.86

0.36

0.013

4.31

1.18

4.69

0.85

ns

   Abdominals

3.80

1.52

4.80

0.41

*0.017

3.54

1.45

4.62

0.65

ns

  1. p calculated with T-test, *p calculated with Wilcoxon test, ns = non-significant
  2. Only parameters with a statistically significant difference between baseline and 3 months in almost one group were expressed.