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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: Top Stroke Rehabil. 2013 Jul-Aug;20(4):299–307. doi: 10.1310/tsr2004-299

Table 2. Optimal frequencies within the high function [HF] group for specific outcome measures studied. Low function [LF] group showed no significant changes when pre and post intervention measures were compared.

Measure Frequency Significance (P)
Grip High (40 Hz) < 0.001*
Lateral Pinch High (40 Hz) 0.04*
Palmar Pinch High (40 Hz) 0.36
Tip Pinch High (40 Hz) 0.08
Minnesota Dexterity Low (20 Hz) 0.02*
Endurance Low (20 Hz) 0.02*
MVC High (40 Hz) 0.75
RMS High (40 Hz) 0.02*

MVC - Maximal voluntary isometric contraction of thumb adduction; RMS - Root mean square of EMG during maximal voluntary isometric contraction of thumb adduction;

*

significant at the alpha ≤ 0.05 level.