Group APA | Group NSPA | Â | ||||||||
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 | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Lumbar spine | 4.97 | 2.43 | 2.73 | 2.66 | 0.01 | 4.83 | 2.40 | 1.85 | 1.95 | *0.003 |
ROM | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 |