Compliance to the program
Participants returned for consultations to correct exercise execution and recommend progression. The average attendance number was 4.4, out of a possible 5. Participants recorded in their logs that they completed all exercises attempted. The average reported number of times that participants exercised per week was 4.4, which exceeded the required 4, giving a compliance rate of greater than
100%. If we include the 2 participants who did not do the exercises, the compliance rate is still 91% (21/23). As evi denced by these attendance and participation scores, once the participant became engaged in the exercise program, there was a commitment to perform the exercises over the 10-week period and to periodically return for consultation. Participants were progressed at a rate appropriate to the individual and these rates are documented for the chin tuck (deep flexor strengthening) and shoulder retraction exercises in Tables 4 and 5 respectively. Three participants did not progress for the chin tuck with the majority only holding for one second. All participants progressed for the shoulder retraction exercises with over half reaching the
5-pound weight resistance.