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Table 2 Mean values (MV) and standard deviations (SD) of the all parameters with respect to position 1 and 2 as well as the calculated p-values of the Wilcoxon-Matched-Pairs-Test

From: Comparison between the musician-specific seating position of high string bow players and their habitual seating position – a video raster stereographic study of the dorsal upper body posture

Spinal parameters

Position 1

Position 2

p-value

 Spinal parameters

MV

SD

MV

SD

p-value

 Trunk length D (mm)

497.65

27.85

490.30

25.22

0.001***

 Trunk length S (mm)

551.29

30.64

542.80

28.24

0.001***

 Sagittal trunk decline (°)

−7.67

2.16

−3.73

2.51

0.001***

 Frontal trunk decline (°)

0.53

1.03

1.34

1.99

0.13

 Axis decline (°)

1.21

2.47

2.16

2.59

0.09

 Thoracic bending angle (°)

13.53

4.42

14.14

3.33

0.45

 Lumbar bending angle (°)

6.29

3.83

8.53

3.83

0.03*

 Standard lateral deviation (mm)

3.45

2.37

4.06

3.31

0.64

 Maximal lateral deviation (mm)

−3.24

6.31

−0.81

9.27

0.20

 Standard deviation rotation (°)

4.25

2.25

7.17

4.84

0.001***

 Maximal rotation (°)

3.10

7.47

12.42

14.16

0.01**

 Kyphosis angle (°)

48.28

12.84

44.58

13.73

0.76

 Lordosis angle (°)

32.89

24.58

24.79

11.10

1.00

Pelvis parameters

 Pelvis distance (mm)

92.46

7.14

91.32

7.48

0.02*

 Pelvis height (°)

0.90

2.73

0.91

2.11

0.62

 Pelvis height_2 (mm)

1.36

4.38

1.46

3.43

0.97

 Pelvis torsion (°)

−0.08

2.23

0.81

3.77

0.42

 Pelvis rotation (°)

0.87

3.51

2.41

5.63

0.31

Shoulder parameters

 Scapula distance (mm)

165.81

22.48

176.98

20.62

0.001***

 Scapula height (mm)

0.26

8.35

−3.98

11.05

0.09

 Scapula rotation (°)

2.87

3.18

5.76

5.82

0.02*

 Scapula angle left (°)

29.05

5.55

40.55

19.16

0.13

 Scapula angle right (°)

34,04

9,99

27,07

5,51

0.001***

  1. Legend: * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001