Table 2.
Experimental Results for Muscle-Point Tenderness and Strength
| Measurement |
Time |
Treatment (Mean ± SD) |
F or t Value |
P Value |
|
| Active |
Sham |
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| Muscle-point tenderness, kg | Preexercise | 4.72 ± 1.5 | 4.39 ± 1.4 | F = 2.559 | .118 |
| Postexercise | 3.86 ± 1.6 | 4.05 ± 1.6 | |||
| Strength (MVIC) | Preexercise | 32.57 ± 11.2 | 30.71 ± 11.7 | F = 2.451 | .094 |
| Postexercise | 14.24 ± 6.8 | 12.06 ± 6.6 | |||
| At 48 h | 30.23 ± 13.7 | 31.78 ± 14.1 | |||
| Change in MVIC, % (strength-loss index) | 56.48 ± 12.7 | 60.75 ± 12.3 | t = 2.024 | .05a | |
Abbreviation: MVIC, maximal voluntary isometric contraction.
a
Indicates statistical significance (P ≤ .05).