Table 2.
Comparisons of group means between ankle dorsiflexion strength measured pre and post 8 weeks of intervention.
| Group | Leg | Pre | Post | Variation (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAcu | R | 239.2 ± 53.2 | 269.5 ± 37.7* | 12.7 |
| L | 228.0 ± 55.9 | 282.2 ± 36.3* | 23.8 | |
| Combined | 233.6 ± 53.2 | 275.8 ± 36.4* | 18.0 | |
| MSham | R | 244.9 ± 34.2 | 290.0 ± 35.6** | 18.4 |
| L | 223.2 ± 50.4 | 295.9 ± 30.2* | 32.6 | |
| Combined | 234.0 ± 43.1 | 293.0 ± 32.0* | 25.2 | |
| EAcu | R | 229.7 ± 47.8 | 260.2 ± 36.7* | 13.3 |
| L | 211.7 ± 38.5 | 255.6 ± 24.8* | 20.7 | |
| Combined | 220.7 ± 43.3 | 257.9 ± 30.6* | 16.9 | |
| ESham | R | 254.1 ± 20.7 | 288.5 ± 23.8* | 13.5 |
| L | 253.3 ± 27.7 | 296.0 ± 20.3* | 16.9 | |
| Combined | 253.7 ± 23.6 | 292.2 ± 21.7* | 15.2 | |
| Control | R | 255.8 ± 15.2 | 255.3 ± 11.7 | −0.2 |
| L | 260.3 ± 24.4 | 253.9 ± 28.6 | −2.5 | |
| Combined | 258.0 ± 19.9 | 254.6 ± 21.3 | −1.3 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD in Newton.
*p < 0.01, post compared with pre.
EAcu = electroacupuncture on acupoints; ESham = electroacupuncture on sham points; L = left; MAcu = manual acupuncture on acupoints; MSham = manual acupuncture on sham points; R = right; SD = standard deviation.