Table 3 Descriptive data of the range of motion parameters for both groups (foot exercise and control) at all three measurement points.

From: Local and non-local effects (on the posterior chain) of four weeks of foot exercises: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Measurement

Foot exercise (mean ± SD)

Control (mean ± SD)

Trained

Untrained

First tested

Second tested

MTPJ1 (°)

M1

99 ± 14

94 ± 16

99 ± 16

98 ± 17

M2

92 ± 14

89 ± 18

95 ± 16

88 ± 16

M3

90 ± 12

89 ± 14

93 ± 15

90 ± 16

Ankle (Ktw)

M1

12.4 ± 4.8

13.3 ± 5.1

13.1 ± 3.5

12.5 ± 3.2

M2

14.3 ± 4.6

14.7 ± 4.1

13.2 ± 3.3

12.9 ± 3.5

M3

13.4 ± 4.9

13.0 ± 5.6

12.5 ± 3.3

12.6 ± 3.5

PC (SaR)

M1

28.5 ± 9.43

28.5 ± 9.3

33.8 ± 11.5

35.4 ± 11.1

M2

30.4 ± 7.4

29.5 ± 7.5

34.9 ± 9.7

35.8 ± 9.5

M3

29.8 ± 8.2

29.2 ± 8.1

33.7 ± 10.3

34.9 ± 10.4

  1. SD standard deviation, MTPJ1 metatarsophalangeal joint 1, KtW Knee-to-wall test score, PC posterior chain, SaR Sit-and-reach test score; M1, measurement point 1 (baseline), M2 measurement point 2 (end of intervention period), M3 measurement point 3 (end of wash-out period).
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