Exploring the appropriate test methods to examine the effects of firefighter personal protective equipment on mobility

Fashion and Textiles

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 4 Range of motion test

	Baseline	PPC	L-SCBA	H-SCBA	F	p	Tukey test
Shoulder
Adduction	45.2 ± 11.9	33.2 ± 12.5	13.2 ± 6.0	12.6 ± 4.5	26.3	< 0.001	a > b > c, d
Abduction	135.3 ± 11.0	110.4 ± 15.3	91.3 ± 19.5	81.6 ± 11.5	23.3	< 0.001	a > b > c, d
Flexion	112.2 ± 8.2	96.9 ± 13.2	82.2 ± 6.8	84.6 ± 7.1	20.1	< 0.001	a > b > c, d
Extension	49.9 ± 13.6	43.9 ± 9.3	45.2 ± 5.9	39.8 ± 9.4	1.0	0.386
Horizontal adduction	51.5 ± 8.0	48.3 ± 13.8	42.6 ± 15.3	38.4 ± 14.0	1.5	0.226
Horizontal abduction	145.2 ± 8.6	137.8 ± 9.6	136.1 ± 12.9	135.1 ± 12.4	1.8	0.168
Lumbar
Flexion	98.8 ± 21.5	97.8 ± 20.6	87.0 ± 25.7	81.5 ± 23.6	1.2	0.318
Extension	63.2 ± 22.9	61.8 ± 21.9	53.7 ± 16.9	48.2 ± 14.5	1.2	0.327
Rotation	86.8 ± 12.3	84.8 ± 17.7	67.8 ± 15.7	59.0 ± 12.6	6.8	0.001	a, b > c, d

The values are presented in degrees
Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation
a: Baseline, b: PPC, c: L-SCBA, d: H-SCBA
PPC personal protective clothing; L-SCBA light self-contained breathing apparatus; H-SCBA heavy self-contained breathing apparatus