Comparative Study of the Rehabilitation Exercise 5R System and Aerobic Exercise on Postpartum Recovery: Impacts on Muscle Function and Metabolic Health

30 July 2025 : Clinical Research

Na-eun Byeon^{ABCDEF 1}, Jang-hoon Shin^{AF 2}, So-jung Kim^{ABD 3}, Woo-sung Kim^{AD 3}, Wan-hee Lee^{AG 1*}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947877

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947877

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Table 4 Muscle strength results.

Measurement	Variable	Time	Group 1Mean±SD	Group 2Mean±SD	Group 3Mean±SD	Statistics (Group*Time)	P value	Partial (η2)
Muscle strength (N)	KE	Pre	176.72±47.33	172.65±45.45	187.43±32.78	F=3.012	p=0.021^*	0.102
		Mid	184.60±45.93	190.52±37.88	184.75±30.05
		Post	216.08±42.67	204.40±38.57	190.76±32.51
	HF	Pre	160.97±32.15	164.72±38.90	165.02±20.36	F=3.879	p=0.006^*	0.128
		Mid	171.83±26.85	184.81±31.20	158.34±17.33
		Post	191.23±28.42	180.00±29.99	171.19±26.05
	HE	Pre	157.87±52.03	151.67±36.99	146.07±38.33	F=1.003	p=0.404	0.036
		Mid	170.73±43.71	172.39±32.92	161.40±26.11
		Post	197.28±40.54	183.10±40.69	169.03±33.22
	TF	Pre	100.04±33.03	107.19±26.70	100.86±18.88	F=5.198	p=0.001^*	0.164
		Mid	127.34±26.53	114.09±24.10	107.81±23.24
		Post	142.10±18.15	118.24±23.45	109.64±25.14
	TE	Pre	155.82±34.51	162.86±26.57	162.65±34.40	F=5.609	p=0.000^*	0.175
		Mid	182.44±32.50	180.68±31.77	191.27±34.85
		Post	216.49±43.02	198.61±24.95	187.15±39.36
SD – standard deviation; pre – 0 week; mid – 6 weeks; post – 12 weeks; KF – knee flexion; HF – hip flexion; HE – hip extension; TF – trunk flexion; TE – trunk extension. ^* p

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