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Secondary outcomes at baseline and follow-up. |
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| Group |
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| Secondary outcome measures |
Stretching – mean (SD) |
Control – mean (SD) |
Adjusted mean difference between groups (95% CI) |
P-value |
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| Right ankle dorsiflexion§ in degrees |
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| Baseline |
25.8 (± 5.6) |
23.6 (± 5.5) |
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| Follow-up |
25.6 (± 5.4) |
24.4 (± 5.7) |
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| Mean change |
0.2 (± 4.3) |
-0.9 (± 3.0) |
0.5 (-0.9 to 2.0) |
0.470 |
| Left ankle dorsiflexion§ in degrees |
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| Baseline |
25.8 (± 5.5) |
24.0 (± 5.2) |
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| Follow-up |
25.9 (± 5.7) |
25.4 (± 6.2) |
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| Mean change |
-0.1 (± 3.7) |
-1.3 (± 3.9) |
1.0 (-0.6 to 2.6) |
0.216 |
| Right Foot Posture† |
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| Baseline |
3 (± 3) |
2 (± 2) |
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| Follow-up |
2 (± 3) |
2 (± 2) |
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| Mean change |
0 (± 2) |
0 (± 1) |
0 (-1 to 1) |
0.993 |
| Left Foot Posture* |
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| Baseline |
3 (± 3) |
3 (± 2) |
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| Follow-up |
3 (± 3) |
2 (± 2) |
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| Mean change |
0 (± 2) |
0 (± 2) |
0 (-1 to 1) |
0.841 |
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§ Ankle range of motion (ROM) measured using the Lunge Test [20] † The Foot Posture Index-6 has a score range of -12 to 12 with negative values for signs of foot supination and positive values for signs of foot pronation [21]. Note: In the results above, the positive adjusted mean difference between groups in improvement for the comparison of ankle dorsiflexion favours stretching because it has greater ankle dorsiflexion. | ||||
Radford et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007 8:36 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-36 |
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