Table 4.

Relationship between muscle strength loss and other parameters in the upper and lower limbs

Experimental measure [% day−1]	Pearson’s correlation coefficient
	Lower limb	Upper limb
Strength per day vs
Size per day	0.08	0.23
Twitch force per day	− 0.03	0.88*
Force development per day	0.45	− 0.81*
Relaxation per day	0.80	− 0.57
Voluntary activation per day	0.01	0.96*
EMG per day	0.76*	0.64*
Hmax per day	–	− 0.31
Mwave amplitude per day	0.72	− 0.36
MEP amplitude per day	–	0.53

EMG electromyography, Hmax Hoffman reflex, MEP motor evoked potential

*p < 0.05