Table 4 Summary of the the variables with descriptive and comparative data on their Improvement Indices. PIMT: (Pediatric Integrative Manual Therapy). MCC: (Maximum Cranial Circumference). CVA: (Cranial Vault Asymmetry). CI: (Cranial Index). CVAI: (Cranial Vault Asymmetry Index). AROM: (Active Range of Movement). AIMS (Alberta Infant Motor Scale). Statistical analysis performed using the Student t-test for independent samples. a Mean ± standard deviation statistical analysis using the Student t-test; b median (Q1; Q3) statistical analysis using the Mann-Whitney U test; *significant p value
Descriptive and comparative of the Improvement Indices | ||||
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Variables | PIMT Group n = 15 | Control Group n = 17 | Sig. | Cohen’s d effect size |
Right AROM a (°) | 13.4 ± 9.1 | −1.6 ± 9.5 | 0.000* | 1.61 |
Left AROM a (°) | 16.3 ± 11.7 | 7.7 ± 13.7 | 0.070 | 0.67 |
Total AROM a (°) | 29.7 ± 18.4 | 6.1 ± 17.7 | 0.001* | 1.3 |
AIMS b (%) | 0 (0; 25) | 0 (0; 25) | 0.887 | 0.04 |