Table 3 Comparison of ROMs at different intervertebral levels

4.36 ± 0.96

4.23 ± 0.90

3.55 ± 0.75

0.423

0.041

0.069

5.61 ± 1.34

0.46 ± 0.10

6.16 ± 1.31

 < 0.001*

0.342

 < 0.001*

6.14 ± 1.23

5.54 ± 1.18

5.62 ± 1.20

0.132

0.325

0.882

6.12 ± 1.22

3.31 ± 0.28

1.23 ± 0.26

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

4.68 ± 1.24

4.44 ± 0.94

4.13 ± 0.88

0.345

0.238

0.429

26.91 ± 5.71

17.99 ± 3.39

20.69 ± 4.39

 < 0.001*

0.009*

0.121

3.48 ± 1.04

3.05 ± 0.78

2.45 ± 0.62

0.154

0.010

0.057

4.57 ± 1.35

0.52 ± 0.13

5.05 ± 1.29

 < 0.001*

0.401

 < 0.001*

5.07 ± 1.07

5.66 ± 1.45

4.24 ± 1.08

0.634

0.082

0.016

4.89 ± 1.31

4.62 ± 1.18

0.57 ± 0.15

0.357

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

4.20 ± 1.21

4.75 ± 1.21

3.55 ± 0.91

0.593

0.167

0.015*

22.22 ± 5.67

18.60 ± 4.75

15.86 ± 4.05

0.119

0.006*

0.159

5.57 ± 1.02

3.25 ± 0.73

4.02 ± 0.91

 < 0.001*

0.001*

0.039*

5.25 ± 1.42

0.63 ± 0.14

4.12 ± 0.93

 < 0.001*

0.039*

 < 0.001*

5.08 ± 1.47

6.08 ± 1.37

4.91 ± 1.11

0.329

0.756

0.038

3.63 ± 0.86

5.14 ± 1.16

0.69 ± 0.16

0.023*

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

2.76 ± 0.62

2.60 ± 0.59

2.83 ± 0.64

0.297

0.809

0.398

22.29 ± 5.03

17.70 ± 4.00

16.56 ± 3.74

0.027*

0.006*

0.498

2.15 ± 0.72

2.37 ± 0.55

1.97 ± 0.46

0.760

0.494

0.077

3.00 ± 0.69

0.53 ± 0.12

3.02 ± 0.70

 < 0.001*

0.965

 < 0.001*

3.90 ± 0.64

3.62 ± 0.84

3.69 ± 0.85

0.197

0.524

0.836

3.27 ± 0.69

3.29 ± 0.76

0.55 ± 0.13

0.642

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

2.24 ± 0.91

1.76 ± 0.41

1.59 ± 0.37

0.065

0.038*

0.303

14.56 ± 3.37

11.57 ± 2.67

10.82 ± 2.50

0.031*

0.007*

0.508