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Table 6 Endurance measures from first and second assessment session*

From: The intra- and inter-rater reliability of five clinical muscle performance tests in patients with and without neck pain

 

First assessment, first test (n = 63)

First assessment, second test (n = 63)

P-value for group difference†

Second assessment, first test (n = 61)

Second assessment, second test (n = 61)

P-value for group difference†

Neck flexor muscle endurance test (supine), holding time, sec

36.40 (33.25)

30.92 (25.92)

0.305

34.03 (23.74)

38.10 (33.94)

0.445

Neck flexor muscle endurance test (sitting 45°), holding time, sec

82.33 (57.23)

72.70 (52.83)

0.328

102.11 (82.34)

85.13 (57.81)

0.190

Neck extensor test, holding time, sec

36.21 (25.09)

33.51 (23.56)

0.535

37.02 (28.39)

38.34 (25.72)

0.787

  1. Sec = seconds. * Values presented are mean ± SD. † P values are based on 2-sample independent t-tests.