Dependent variable | Before | After | Percentage gainIn muscle strength | Paired samples test sig. (two-tailed) |
VAS pain score (squeeze test) | 5.14 (0.66) | 1.64 (1.15) | 0.0001 | |
VAS pain score (during function) | 5.29 (0.61) | 1.93 (1.07) | 0.0001 | |
Hip ROM abduction (°) | 42.93 (3.60) | 43.14 (3.57) | 0.609 | |
Hip ROM internal rotation (°) | 22.50 (7.94) | 23.57 (8.00) | 0.001 | |
Isometric adduction (N.m/kg) | 1.31 (0.35) | 1.65 (0.37) | 26.15 | 0.0001 |
Isometric abduction (N.m/kg) | 1.49 (0.26) | 1.80 (0.29) | 20.77 | 0.0001 |
Eccentric adduction (N.m/kg) | 1.87 (0.52) | 2.02 (0.57) | 7.75 | 0.0001 |
Eccentric abduction (N.m/kg) | 2.43 (0.42) | 2.64 (0.54) | 8.54 | 0.02 |
Ratio of isometric hip adduction to abduction | 0.87 (0.17) | 0.91 (0.14) | 0.309 | |
Ratio of eccentric hip adduction to abduction | 0.77 (0.18) | 0.77 (0.17) | 0.957 | |
T-TEST (s) | 11.26 (0.83) | 10.15 (0.64) | 0.0001 | |
ESST (m) | 23.14 (2.98) | 27.36 (3.34) | 0.0001 | |
THT (m) | 5.22 (0.67) | 5.76 (0.69) | 0.0001 |
‘after’, 10 weeks after the start of treatment; ‘before’, baseline; ESST, Edgren Side-Step Test; ROM, range of motion; THT, Triple Hop Test for Distance; VAS, visual analogue scale.