Muscle properties of the UT, SO, and SCM
Group | Pre | Post | F | p | ||
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(M ± SD) | (M ± SD) | |||||
UT | F | StG | 18.61 ± 2.21 | 17.82 ± .79 | 5.048 | .014 |
CpG | 17.74 ± 1.62 | 16.66 ± .62 | ||||
SbG | 17.22 ± 1.79 | 16.59 ± 1.35 | ||||
S | StG | 365.4 ± 72.79 | 325.25 ± 39.15 |
5.56 | .01 |
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CpG | 328.9 ± 52.09 | 278.9 ± 38.58 |
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SbG | 314.35 ± 53.68 | 285.05 ± 19.94 | ||||
D | StG | .83 ± .72 | .88 ± .5 |
.348 | .709 | |
CpG | .83 ± .11 | .90 ± .46 |
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SbG | .86 ± .6 | .90 ± .87 | ||||
SO | F | StG | 22.34 ± 4.02 | 18.21 ± 2.44 |
5.966 | .007 |
CpG | 19.14 ± 4.25 | 14.88 ± 1.60 |
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SbG | 19.23 ± 3.42 | 16.91 ± 2.38 | ||||
S | StG | 467.8 ± 58.31 | 306.7 ± 60.83 |
.691 | .51 | |
CpG | 399.1 ± 78.9 | 279.3 ± 17.13 |
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SbG | 402.9 ± 113.64 | 294 ± 55.49 |
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D | StG | 1.21 ± .83 | 1.26 ± .49 |
.383 | .686 | |
CpG | 1.16 ± .93 | 1.25 ± .08 |
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SbG | 1.18 ± 1.42 | 1.22 ± .13 |
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SCM | F | StG | 13.88 ± .9 | 13.54 ± 1 | .97 | .392 |
CpG | 14.3 ± 1.14 | 13.24 ± .54 | ||||
SbG | 13.67 ± .55 | 13.2 ± 1.05 | ||||
S | StG | 222.9 ± 21.65 | 209.21 ± 25.75 | 1.292 | .291 | |
CpG | 231.15 ± 34.84 | 217.32 ± 24.88 | ||||
SbG | 213.95 ± 33.87 | 201.9 ± 9.96 | ||||
D | StG | 1.11 ± .16 | 1.14 ± 1.11 | .897 | .419 | |
CpG | 1.07 ± .11 | 1.15 ± .07 | ||||
SbG | 1.15 ± .07 | 1.21 ± .12 |
Mean ± Standard Deviation, *There is a significant difference pre and post, †There was a significant difference in the amount of change between groups (p < .05), UT= Upper Trapezius, SO= Suboccipitalis, SCM= Sternocleidomastoid F= Frequency (Hz), S= Stiffness (N/m), D= Decrement (Log) StG: Stretching Group, CpG: Complex Group, SbG: Stabilization Group, a: StG, b: CpG, c: SbG