Table 1. Pre and post values of the co-contraction indices (CCIs) and the centre of pressure displacement (COP) during Protocol 1 on the spinning top (ST) are illustrated for the two groups RBT and SMT.
ST | ||||||||||
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RBT | SMT | |||||||||
pre | post | % change | Eta2 | pre | post | % change | Eta2 | rmANOVA | ||
CCI | ||||||||||
Thigh | RF_BF | 537±516 | 439±521 | -18%* | η2 = 0.13 | 665±342 | 424±189 | -36%* | η2 = 0.11 | P = 0.001 F(1,13) = 16.63 |
Shank | GM_TA | 1551±1104 | 1337±991 | -14% | η2 = 0.05 | 1685±988 | 1180±989 | -33%* | η2 = 0.09 | P = 0.03 F(1,15) = 6.05 |
SOL_TA | 1695±855 | 1317±771 | -22%* | η2 = 0.19 | 1769±1208 | 1209±735 | -32%* | η2 = 0.24 | P = 0.003 F(1,17) = 11.72 | |
COP [cm] | ||||||||||
COPap | 102.1±21.4 | 92.8±18.1 | -9%* | η2 = 0.23 | 97.1±20.4 | 82.5±11.7 | -15%* | η2 = 0.20 | P = 0.001 F(1,18) = 16.21 | |
COPml | 118.6±24.4 | 108.9±21.7 | -8%* | η2 = 0.08 | 114.9±43.9 | 94.6±25.6 | -18%* | η2 = 0.12 | P = 0.001 F(1,18) = 16.54 |
Values represent mean values±standard deviations. A * symbol indicates a significant difference for pre/post comparison (in bold, P<0.05), rmANOVA time effects are listed in italics. For pairwise comparisons, a high effect size (η2>0.12) is marked in bold.