Table 2.

Absolute and percentage changes in muscle strength with bed rest in control and exercise groups of subjects^a.

Joint	Motion	Action	Absolute (nM)				Percentage change (%)
			Control		Exercise		Control		Exercise
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Knee	EXT	CON	− 38.08	12.77	− 20.17	12.77	− 33.90	5.36	− 19.68	9.74
		ISOM	− 33.61	18.39	− 18.38	11.10	− 26.95	8.27	− 19.51	8.73
	FLX	CON	− 15.87	8.87	− 8.26	4.77	− 27.71	10.44	− 17.78	10.43
		ISOM	− 18.18	5.26	− 9.30	5.78	− 27.92	4.64	− 17.62	8.37
Hip	EXT	CON	− 12.31	12.10	− 5.15	3.27	− 18.07	13.75	− 8.06	5.06
		ISOM	− 6.56	10.57	− 5.62	11.68	− 6.08	18.06	− 8.67	12.65
	FLX	CON	− 0.54	8.55	− 7.64	4.56	2.88	26.30	− 16.93	13.43
		ISOM	− 4.95	5.12	− 6.87	8.01	− 9.60	10.57	− 16.84	20.15
	ABD	CON	− 5.07	9.49	− 4.46	11.95	− 7.88	20.33	− 6.71	26.42
		ISOM	− 5.60	13.44	− 9.54	7.14	− 8.03	22.70	− 17.94	14.03
	ADD	CON	− 6.18	10.10	− 3.45	8.94	− 11.11	17.07	− 9.28	14.79
		ISOM	− 6.80	6.57	− 0.71	5.73	− 9.52	9.96	− 1.85	10.37
Elbow	EXT	CON	0.09	4.52	− 4.84	4.96	− 0.47	15.83	− 4.72	13.73
		ISOM	− 1.61	3.00	− 3.58	3.88	− 3.55	10.64	− 11.53	13.65
	FLX	CON	− 7.86	5.66	− 5.06	0.43	− 6.74	17.64	− 19.31	28.78
		ISOM	− 4.36	5.72	− 7.86	5.66	− 13.08	13.12	− 26.29	18.19
Ankle	PLANT	CON	− 33.24	32.52	− 6.86	5.31	− 43.87	16.08	− 15.55	13.25
		ECC	− 5.47	6.05	1.43	6.35	− 24.00	22.58	1.51	21.99
		ISOM	− 32.47	21.36	− 6.31	11.82	− 42.32	16.91	− 9.10	23.22
	DORSI	CON	− 5.07	8.80	− 4.83	9.20	− 24.31	28.93	− 16.86	31.47
		ECC	− 83.63	64.68	− 14.94	16.55	− 60.41	16.89	− 20.98	14.80
		ISOM	− 2.33	2.69	− 1.39	3.90	− 13.31	21.34	− 12.32	27.34

^aGray shading indicates significant difference between control and exercise groups (p < 0.05).