Table 2.
Effects of lumbar spinal mobilization therapy (LSMT), static stretching (SS), and the combination of LSMT and SS.
Dependent Variable
Group
Time
ANOVA Results
Pre-Intervention
Post-Intervention
Group Effect
Time Effect
Group X Time Interaction
Active Knee Extension Test (degrees)*
†
LSMT
39.9 ± 9.33
36.4 ± 8.55
F = 1.334
p = 0.280
F = 23.024
p < 0.001
F = 0.203
p = 0.817
SS
34.4 ± 6.90
29.7 ± 8.79
Combination
35.7 ± 10.1
30.9 ± 11.0
Data are means ± SD. † The three groups combined exhibited a decrease from pre-intervention to post-intervention based on α level of 0.05.