Immediate Effects of Neurodynamic Sliding versus Muscle Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility in Subjects with Short Hamstring Syndrome

Table 1

Baseline sample characteristics.

	Stretching group	Neurodynamic group	Control group	P values
	𝑛=40	𝑛=40	𝑛=40
Gender (female)	20 (50%)	20 (50%)	20 (50%)	1.00^a
Age (years)	33.9 ± 7.44	33.7 ± 7.68	32.7 ± 7.08	0.75^b
Weight (kg)	69.8 ± 12.93	68.9 ± 11.09	68.4 ± 10.98	0.87^b
Height (cm)	170.9 ± 7.75	171.4 ± 7.17	170.7 ± 6.46	0.88^b
BMI (kg/cm^2)	23.7 ± 2.63	23.3 ± 2.10	23.3 ± 2.28	0.72^b

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
^aChi-square.
^bANOVA.
BMI: Body mass index.