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Table 4 Maternal Session post-birth and control range of motion of the trunk segments and standard error of the measurement

From: Trunk motion and gait characteristics of pregnant women when walking: report of a longitudinal study with a control group

Plane

Maternal

Post-Birth

F

P

Control

Session 3

SEM

Transverse

     

Thorax (°)

10.8 (3.3)

0.10

0.76

7.9 (1.8)

±1.4

Pelvis (°)

14.3 (5.7)

0.14

0.72

13.4 (4.2)

±2.3

Thoracolumbar (°)

20.5 (5.9)

3.44

0.10

18.5 (3.7)

±2.9

Coronal

     

Thorax (°)

4.4 (1.4)

0.09

0.77

4.3 (1.2)

±0.7

Pelvis (°)

13.0 (4.1)

1.71

0.23

10.7 (2.4)

±2.1

Thoracolumbar (°)

14.9 (3.7)

2.17

0.18

13.68 (3.3)

±1.7

Sagittal

     

Thorax (°)

4.8 (1.0)

61.65

<0.001+

4.4 (1.7)

±1.0

Pelvis (°)

6.8 (1.3)

8.62

0.02+

8.6 (4.2)

±1.7

Thoracolumbar (°)

7.2 (2.3)

0.07

0.80

8.6 (2.8)

±1.67

  1. F and P values are for difference between 38 weeks gestation and post-birth.
  2. + significant difference between 38 weeks and Post-Birth at p ≤ 0.05.