Table 2. Between-group comparison of shoulder alignment and muscle mechanical properties (tone and stiffness) (two-way repeated-measures ANOVA)
| Group | Pre | Post | Time F (p) | Time*group F (p) | Group F (p) |
| RSP(cm) | EG | 4.84±0.90 | 3.96±0.85 | 104.11(0.001*) | 0.031(0.862) | 1.786(0.194) |
| CG | 5.39±1.26 | 4.48±1.14 | | | |
| PML(cm) | EG | 12.05±1.24 | 13.62±1.38 | 138.84(0.001*) | 1.20(0.284) | 0.276(0.604) |
| CG | 11.64±1.34 | 13.54±1.03 | | | |
| PM F(Hz) | EG | 13.80±1.65 | 13.24±1.39 | 26.872(0.001*) | 0.856(0.364) | 0.103(0.751) |
| CG | 13.72±1.96 | 12.92±1.48 | | | |
| PM S(N/m) | EG | 260.38±61.48 | 239.90±54.52 | 12.092(0.002*) | 0.305(0.586) | 0.229(0.631) |
| CG | 247.87±53.09 | 233.00±42.46 | | | |
| PD F(Hz) | EG | 13.94±1.32 | 12.90±1.08 | 71.406(0.001*) | 5.269(0.031*) | 24.31(0.001*) |
| CG | 14.67±1.22 | 14.40±1.38 | | | |
| PD S(N/m) | EG | 238.03±39.47 | 208.61±32.69 | 26.107(0.001*) | 3.483(0.074) | 6.497(0.018*) |
| CG | 254.61±41.21 | 244.78±35.39 | | | |
RSP, rounded shoulder posture; PML, pectoralis minor length; PM, pectoralis major muscle; PD, posterior deltoid muscle; F, muscle tone; S, muscle stiffness; EG, posterior shoulder stretching with scapular posterior tilting exercise group; CG, pectoralis minor stretching with scapular posterior tilting exercise group; M±SD, mean ± standard deviation.
p<0.05.