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Table 2 Comparison of right and left TrA thickness measurements and inter-recti distance in the different exercises

From: Reliability of transversus abdominis thickness and inter-recti distance during forced expiration with limb adduction in primiparous women following vaginal delivery

 

Rest

FE

FE + ADD UL

FE + ADD LL

F

P-value (partial eta squared)

TrR (cm)

0.24 ± 0.54

0.41 ± 0.91

0.45 ± 0.86

0.44 ± 0.94

182.34

P < 0.001 (0.86)

TrL (cm)

0.26 ± 0.05

0.40 ± 0.10

0.45 ± 0.92

0.46 ± 0.87

218.14

P < 0.001 (0.88)

IRD (cm)

1.83 ± 0.60

 

1.79 ± 0.56

1.85 ± 0.56

0.24

P = 0.624 (0.01)

  1. Abbreviatures: ADD, Adduction; cm, centimeters; FE, Forced Expiration; IRD, inter-recti distance; LL, Lower Limbs; TrR, Right Transversus Abdominis; TrL, Left Transversus Abdominis; UL, Upper Limbs
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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