Table 1.
Demographics and the baseline assessment between the control and the WBV group
| Control group (N = 22) |
WBV group (N = 22) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (Male, n) | 12 | 16 | 0.320 |
| Age (years) | 26.3 ± 6.2 | 28.5 ± 7.2 | 0.277 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 23.1 ± 3.0 | 23.7 ± 3.0 | 0.533 |
| Time from injury (weeks) | 24.6 ± 61.6 | 34.4 ± 55.2 | 0.581 |
| Pre-injury Tegner score | 7 ± 1 | 7 ± 1 | 0.277 |
| Meniscal injuries (n) | 7 | 8 | 0.750 |
| IKDC score | 59.8 ± 10.2 | 65.9 ± 14.6 | 0.115 |
| Injured MVIC (Nm/Kg) | 1.65 ± 0.38 | 1.81 ± 0.45 | 0.215 |
| Injured RTD0 − 50(Nm/Kg*s) | 6.00 ± 3.85 | 7.86 ± 4.97 | 0.201 |
| Injured RTD100 − 200(Nm/Kg*s) | 2.64 ± 1.54 | 2.96 ± 1.62 | 0.630 |
| Injured CAR | 0.925 ± 0.043 | 0.946 ± 0.032 | 0.078 |
| IPAQ Score (MET*min) | 2405 ± 1613 | 2256 ± 1438 | 0.718 |
The results are presented as mean ± standard deviation
BMI: body mass index, IKDC: International Knee Documentation Committee, MVIC: maximal voluntary isometric contraction, RTD: rate of torque development, CAR: central activation ratio, IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire