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Table 3 Differences between the peak force applied by the apparatus and the one measured by the force-sensing table for the 25 SMTs

From: Investigation of the factors influencing spinal manipulative therapy force transmission through the thorax: a cadaveric study

 

Fdiff (N)*

Fdiff% (%)

Number of cadavers showing higher force measured by the force-sensing table than the applied force

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

Range

SMT1

− 15.78 (18.11)

− 41.77 to 18.73

− 7.8 (9.0)

− 20.7 to 9.3

2/9

SMT2

− 14.64 (17.83)

− 39.31 to 20.17

− 7.4 (9.0)

− 19.8 to 10.3

2/9

SMT3

− 1.85 (20.98)

− 26.45 to 45.04

− 0.9 (11.0)

− 13.8 to 23.8

4/9

SMT4

14.92 (22.77)

− 11.24 to 66.42

7.9 (12.1)

− 6.0 to 35.4

7/9

SMT5

23.66 (24.86)

− 6.61 to 76.65

12.4 (13.1)

− 3.4 to 40.2

7/9

SMT6

− 17.36 (30.96)

− 63.69 to 29.51

− 5.7 (10.2)

− 21.0 to 9.8

3/9

SMT7

− 18.01 (30.20)

− 62.45 to 31.18

− 6.0 (10.1)

− 20.8 to 10.5

3/9

SMT8

− 16.50 (29.85)

− 59.29 to 32.52

− 5.6 (10.2)

− 20.2 to 11.1

3/9

SMT9

− 7.81 (29.93)

− 47.63 to 44.43

− 2.7 (10.4)

− 16.5 to 15.5

4/9

SMT10

12.81 (24.49)

− 23.96 to 46.28

4.5 (8.7)

− 8.5 to 16.2

6/9

SMT11

− 21.45 (39.25)

− 81.06 to 32.38

− 5.3 (9.8)

− 20.1 to 8.1

4/9

SMT12

− 20.70 (39.59)

− 79.87 to 33.62

− 5.2 (9.9)

− 20.0 to 8.4

3/9

SMT13

− 20.12 (39.47)

− 78.88 to 35.29

− 5.1 (10.0)

− 20.0 to 9.0

3/9

SMT14

− 18.04 (38.20)

− 76.81 to 36.88

− 4.6 (9.8)

− 19.7 to 9.5

4/9

SMT15

− 11.66 (44.94)

− 74.64 to 49.35

− 3.0 (11.7)

− 19.4 12.9

4/9

SMT16

− 14.55 (46.05)

− 95.07 to 61.55

− 2.9 (9.2)

− 19.0 to 12.1

3/9

SMT17

− 17.71 (37.51)

− 92.96 to 30.53

− 3.5 (7.5)

− 18.6 to 6.1

3/9

SMT18

− 16.85 (36.38)

− 90.22 to 29.26

− 3.4 (7.3)

− 18.2 to 5.9

3/9

SMT19

− 16.11 (36.25)

− 91.18 to 28.81

− 3.3 (7.4)

− 18.5 to 5.9

3/9

SMT20

− 11.29 (35.57)

− 86.48 to 27.10

− 2.3 (7.3)

− 17.7 to 5.6

4/9

SMT21

− 21.03 (42.25)

− 110.95 to 28.80

− 3.5 (7.0)

− 18.5 to 4.8

3/9

SMT22

− 21.53 (43.18)

− 114.34 to 27.17

− 3.6 (7.2)

− 19.1 to 4.5

3/9

SMT23

− 21.42 (42.91)

− 113.32 to 29.88

− 3.6 (7.2)

− 19.0 to 5.0

3/9

SMT24

− 22.27 (42.53)

− 113.21 to 30.50

− 3.8 (7.2)

− 19.1 to 5.2

3/9

SMT25

− 21.52 (42.35)

− 113.25 to 28.14

− 3.7 (7.2)

− 19.3 to 4.8

3/9

  1. *A positive Fdiff means a greater force measured by the force-sensing table than the applied force