Table 2.
The increase rate of muscle force according to the intensity of vibration, perception threshold (100%) and subthreshold (80%) on the Achilles tendon [%].
| Lower leg muscles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soleus | Lateral Gastrocnemius | Medial Gastrocnemius | Tibialis anterior | |||||||
| % | p value | % | p value | % | p value | % | p value | |||
| Achilles tendon | 180 Hz | 100% | 16.04 ± 8.02 | 0.445 | 15.43 ± 7.71 | 0.386 | 16.25 ± 8.13 | 0.059 | 14.29 ± 7.15 | 0.241 |
| 80% | 6.58 ± 12.54 | 13.11 ± 12.99 | 10.37 ± 8.43 | 20.17 ± 17.89 | ||||||
| 190 Hz | 100% | 17.18 ± 8.59 | 0.386 | 12.44 ± 6.22 | 0.285 | 18.31 ± 9.16 | 0.878 | 18.04 ± 9.02 | 0.333 | |
| 80% | 10.9 ± 11.57 | 17.78 ± 15.3 | 14.3 ± 10.42 | 15.8 ± 17.58 | ||||||
| 250 Hz | 100% | 8.37 ± 4.19 | 0.594 | 15.58 ± 7.79 | 0.285 | 14.65 ± 7.33 | 0.878 | 9.93 ± 4.97 | 0.139 | |
| 80% | 14.78 ± 9.43 | 13.68 ± 19.92 | 13.5 ± 9.85 | 18.7 ± 11.39 | ||||||