Table 2. Pre and post values of the co-contraction indices (CCIs) and the platform sway path during Protocol 2 on the swinging platform (SP) are illustrated for the two groups RBT and SMT.
| SP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBT | SMT | |||||||||
| Pre | Post | % change | Eta2 | Pre | Post | % change | Eta2 | rmANOVA | ||
| CCI | ||||||||||
| Thigh | RF_BF | 669±924 | 376±354 | -45%* | η2 = 0.38 | 581±524 | 460±333 | -21% | η2 = 0.001 | P = 0.02 F(1,10) = 7.49 |
| Shank | GM_TA | 2266±1740 | 1347±874 | -41%* | η2 = 0.07 | 2020±1386 | 1778±1685 | -22% | η2 = 0.09 | P = 0.03 F(1,13) = 6.24 |
| SOL_TA | 2316±1743 | 1185±540 | -49%* | η2 = 0.23 | 2299±1939 | 1932±2205 | -26%* | η2 = 0.26 | P = 0.01 F(1,11) = 9.79 | |
| Sway path [cm] | ||||||||||
| Swayap | 56.4±6.2 | 50.9±15.2 | -10% | η2 = 0.03 | 43.9±10.0 | 40.7±19.3 | -7% | η2 = 0.002 | P = 0.30 F(1,18) = 1.11 | |
| Swayml | 54.7±20.6 | 38.5±8.3 | -30%* | η2 = 0.19 | 53.6±28.7 | 41.7±16.7 | -22%* | η2 = 0.08 | P = 0.003 F(1,18) = 12.08 | |
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.