Table 2. Mean (± SD) hip and knee flexion angle at different testing conditions. Asterisk indicates significant difference compared with rest and ADIM at p < 0.05).
|
Hip flexion (°) |
Knee flexion (°) |
Rest |
56.70 ± 2.49 |
90.50 ± 1.64 |
ADIM |
57.50 ± 1.71 |
88.91 ± 1.52 |
Bridge |
5.44 ± 3.27* |
89.40 ± 2.02 |
Bridge-ADIM |
2.52 ± 2.02* |
89.72 ± 2.21 |
Bridge10 |
6.53 ± 3.54* |
90.10 ± 2.55 |
Bridge-ADIM10 |
3.88 ± 3.92* |
90.60 ± 2.21 |
Bridge20 |
6.77 ± 3.66* |
89.50 ± 3.62 |
Bridge-ADIM20 |
3.96 ± 3.69* |
89.40 ± 3.02 |
ADIM= Abdominal drawing-in maneuver, Bridge= pelvic lift, Bridge-ADIM = Bridge with ADIM, 10 = exercise performed with additional resistance of 10 kg, 20 = exercise performed with additional resistance of 20 kg