Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and strengthening measures for participants (n=18).

Demographic Characteristics	Pre-Intervention	Post-Intervention	P-Value*
Age (years), Mean (s.d.)	55.8 (5.8)	NA	NA
Height (m), Mean (s.d.)	1.65 (0.1)	NA	NA
Mass (kg), Mean (s.d.)	80.8 (19.0)	NA	NA
Body Mass Index(kg/m2), Mean (s.d.)	30.4 (8.5)	NA	NA
MVIC Ipsilateral Leg
Knee Extension (Nm), Mean (s.d.)	252.7 (91.7)	304.5 (101.0)
Median (Range)	255.1 (149.7–530.7)	273.4 (180.3–597.8)	0.002
Knee Flexion (Nm), Mean (s.d.)	145.4 (40.2)	149.4 (39.8)
Median (Range)	138.8 (86.7–232.0)	149.3 (85.5–222.8)	0.065
Ten-Repetition Maximum Tests**
Knee Extension (Kg), Mean (s.d.)	20.0 (7.6)	30.8 (11.4)
Median (Range)	19.4 (9.7–45.2)	29.1 (16.1–64.6)	<.001
Knee Flexion (Kg), Mean (s.d.)	20.5 (6.4)	29.0 (7.2)
Median Range	21.0 (8.1–38.8)	28.1 (14.2–48.5)	<.001
Leg Press (Kg, Mean (s.d.)	46.7.0 (14.3)	62.6 (18.5)
Median (Range)	42.0 (18.1–64.6)	64.6 (34.2–97.0)	<.001

^*P-value from Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test