Table 4.
Lumbar, shoulder, and neck isokinetic test results. Data are means (SEM).
CE (n = 10)
SE (n = 10)
60°PT(Nm)
120°PT(Nm)
TW (J)
60°PT(Nm)
120°PT(Nm)
TW (J)
Isokinetic Lumbar Flexion (Nm)
BE
154(7)
131 (7.6)
1982(108)
143 (8.4)
121 (8.8)
1643(138)
AE
156 (7.9)
128 (7.1)
2094(122)
179 (9.7)
**
149 (9.9)
*
2279(189)
**
Ë’
†
Isokinetic Lumbar Extension (Nm)
BE
257 (20.3)
216.6 (17.6)
3201(283)
256 (24.5)
215 (21.2)
3120(336)
AE
314 (18.9)
**
265 (15.6)
**
4094(324)
**
334 (23.6)
**
272 (22.9)
**
4120(371)
**
Right Shoulder Abduction PT (Nm)
BE
47.2 (2.4)
48.3(2)
658(81)
47.6 (2.3)
49.4 (2.4)
671(91)
AE
43.8 (1.1)
45.8 (1.9)
619(67)
70 (4.4)
**
Ë’
† † †
66.2 (2.4)
**
Ë’
† † †
1153(93)
**
Ë’
† † †
Left Shoulder Abduction PT (Nm)
BE
42.2 (2.5)
48.9 (1.4)
437(41)
46.5 (2.2)
51 (1.6)
578(44)
AE
41.4 (1.7)
48.4(2)
448(48)
63(3.8)
**
Ë’
† † †
58.2(3)
†
1068(72)
**
Ë’
† † †
Right Shoulder Horizontal Abduction PT (Nm)
BE
51 (2.3)
45.3 (2.7)
663(57)
53.8 (3.4)
45.7 (2.5)
561(54)
AE
50.5 (2.9)
43.4(2)
606(50)
75(5)
**
Ë’
† †
66.9(3.1)
**
Ë’
† † †
839(67)
**
Ë’
†
Left Shoulder Horizontal Abduction PT (Nm)
BE
49.2 (3.1)
45.3(3)
667(55)
51.6 (3.4)
47.1 (2.6)
647(61)
AE
49.1 (3.2)
46.9 (2.7)
674(60)
71(3.6)
**
Ë’
† † †
68.7(4)
**
Ë’
† † †
905(71)
**
Ë’
†
60°PT(Nm)
90°PT(Nm)
TW(J)
60°PT(Nm)
90°PT(Nm)
TW(J)
Neck Flexion(Nm)
BE
31.5 (2.1)
15.5 (1.2)
272 (16.9)
30.9 (1.6)
17.6 (1.0)
287(8.6)
AE
32.7 (2.3)
18.1 (1.4)
291 (16.3)
40.2 (1.3)
**
Ë’
† †
23.6 (1.4)
*
Ë’
† †
344 (11.5)
**
Ë’
†
Neck Extension (Nm)
BE
43.9 (2.6)
25 (1.4)
378 (27.3)
41.1 (2.6)
26.7 (1.7)
355 (23.7)
AE
45.9 (2.8)
28.6 (2.4)
408.1 (22.8)
60.3 (2.9)
**
Ë’
† †
38.9 (1.9)
**
Ë’
† †
493 (22.2)
**
Ë’
†
SEM: Standard error means; SE: Supported exercise group; CE: Conventional exercise group; BE: Before exercise; AE: After exercise; 60°: 60°/s velocity; 90°: 90°/s angular velocity; 120°: 120°/s angular velocity; TW: Total Work; PT: Peak torque; n: Number of patients
* p < 0.05
** p < 0.01; statistical significance level with in groups before and after exercise
† p< 0.05
† † p < 0.01
† † † p < 0.001: statistical significance level between groups.