Table 2.
Values of statistical analyses using ANOVA
| Pain outcome both hands | TMS outcome: MEP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | Degree of freedom | p-Value | Factors | Degree of freedom | p-Value |
| Time (pre vs. post) Group (mental imagery vs. control) Hand (right vs. left) | F(1,28) = 7.40 | 0.0079 | Time (pre vs. post) Group (mental imagery vs. control) | F(1,26) = 7.93 | 0.0091 |
| Interaction of time and hand | F(1,27) = 1.43 | 0.2359 | Interaction of time and group | F(1,26) = 7.99 | 0.3753 |
| Interaction of time and group | F(1,27) = 0.47 | 0.4947 | |||
| Time (pre vs. post) Hand (right vs. left) | F(1,27) = 2.87 | 0.0939 | |||
| TMS outcome: CSP 110% | |||||
| Time (pre vs. post) Group (mental imagery vs. control) | F(1,27) = 17.40 | 0.0003 | |||
| Interaction of time and group | F(1,27) = 0.2 | 0.6611 | |||
| Pain outcome left hand | |||||
| Group(mental imagery vs. control) Time (pre vs. post) | F(1,27) = 6.34 | 0.0178 | TMS outcome: CSP 120% | ||
| Interaction of time and group | F(1,27) = 0.84 | 0.3679 | Time (pre vs. post) Group (mental imagery vs. control) | F(1,27) = 63.57 | 0.0001 |
| Interaction of time and group | F(1,27) = 0.3 | 0.5883 | |||
| Pain outcome right hand | TMS outcome: CSP 130% | ||||
| Group(mental imagery vs. control) Time (pre vs. post) | F(1,27) = 2.89 | 0.1001 | Time (pre vs. post) Group (mental imagery vs. control) | F(1,27) = 58.35 | 0.00001 |
| Interaction of time and group | F(1,27) = 0.01 | 0.9248 | Interaction of time and group | F(1,27) = 0.74 | 0.3966 |
| TMS outcome: ICF | |||||
| Time (pre vs. post) Group (mental imagery vs. control) | F(1,27) = 9.86 | 0.004 | |||
| Interaction of time and group | F(1,27) = 0.62 | 0.4363 | |||
| TMS outcome: SICI | |||||
| Time (pre vs. post) Group (mental imagery vs. control) | F(1,27) = 1.76 | 0.1948 | |||
| Interaction of time and group | F(1,27) = 0.29 | 0.5919 | |||
Cortical silent periods = CSP; Motor-evoked potentials = MEP; Short intracortical inhibition = SICI; Intracortical facilitation = ICF.