Table 2. Mean values [°C] of the anterior and posterior skin surface temperature of ROIs in consecutive measurements.
| Measurement 1 Resting state (REST) | Measurement 2 Immediately After Trial (IAT) | Measurement 3 After foam rolling treatment (ART) | Measurement 4 30th minute of recovery (AFTER30) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | CI 95% | Mean±SD | CI 95% | Mean±SD | CI 95% | Mean±SD | CI 95% | ||
| Smooth | Anterior thigh | 29.95±1.12 *(2) | 29.20–30.7 | 28.7±0.90 ***(4) *(1) | 28.09–29.3 | 29.19±1.55 *(4) | 28.15–30.24 | 30.48±1.44 ***(2) *(3) | 29.51–31.45 |
| Posterior thigh | 30.02±1.59 **(3) *(2) | 28.96–31.09 | 28.87±0.98 *(1,4) | 28.21–29.53 | 28.37±1.56 ***(4) **(1) | 27.33–29.42 | 30.16±1.02 ***(3) *(2) | 29.47–30.84 | |
| Anterior calf | 29.68±1.31 ***(2) **(3) | 28.8–30.56 | 28.17±1.52 ***(1,4) | 27.15–29.19 | 28.31±0.88 **(1.4) | 27.72–28.9 | 29.66±0.92 ***(2) **(3) | 29.04–30.28 | |
| Posterior calf | 29.98±1.24 **(2,3) | 29.15–30.81 | 28.54±1.37 **(1,4) | 27.61–29.46 | 28.6±0.70 **(1,4) | 28.12–29.07 | 29.92±0.65 **(2,3) | 29.48–30.36 | |
| Grid | Anterior thigh | 29.36±1.93 **(4) | 28.07–30.65 | 28.43±1.56 ***(4) | 27.39–29.48 | 28.78±1.60 ***(4) | 27.71–29.86 | 30.51±1.33 ***(2,3) *(1) | 29.62–31.4 |
| Posterior thigh | 29.83±2.35 *(3) | 28.25–31.41 | 28.49±1.66 | 27.38–29.61 | 28.32±1.47 *(1) | 27.33–29.31 | 29.77±1.66 | 28.66–30.89 | |
| Anterior calf | 29.63±1.48 ***(3) *(2) | 28.63–30.62 | 28.65±1.30 *(1) | 27.78–29.52 | 28.15±1.43 ***(1) **(4) | 27.19–29.11 | 29.29±1.00 **(3) | 28.62–29.96 | |
| Posterior calf | 30.15±1.14 ***(2,3) | 29.39–30.92 | 28.67±1.08 ***(1) | 27.95–29.4 | 28.16±1.11 ***(1) **(4) | 27.42–28.91 | 29.49±1.26 **(3) | 28.65–30.34 | |
| Passive | Anterior thigh | 28.76±0.31 **(2) | 28.55–28.96 | 27.8±0.78 ***(4) **(1) | 27.27–28.32 | 28.34±0.93 **(4) | 27.71–28.96 | 29.27±0.63 ***(2) **(3) | 28.84–29.69 |
| Posterior thigh | 28.76±0.44 **(2,4) | 28.46–29.05 | 27.86±0.66 ***(4) **(1) | 27.42–28.31 | 28.3±0.91 ***(4) | 27.69–28.91 | 29.62±0.66 ***(2,3)**(1) | 29.18–30.06 | |
| Anterior calf | 28.65±1.28 *(3) | 27.78–29.51 | 27.76±0.90 | 27.16–28.37 | 27.57±1.04 *(1,4) | 26.87–28.26 | 28.55±0.70 *(3) | 28.08–29.02 | |
| Posterior calf | 28.95±0.59 ***(2,3) | 28.56–29.34 | 27.78±0.78 ***(1) *(4) | 27.25–28.3 | 27.54±0.89 ***(1) **(4) | 26.95–28.14 | 28.51±0.51 **(3) *(2) | 28.16–28.85 | |
* p<0.05
** p<0.01
***p<0.001 significant difference vs REST (1) / IAT (2) / ART (3) / AFTER30 (4)