Table 7.
Changes compared to baseline in all measures in 40- and 60- min trials in 16 women
| 40-min Trial | P-value | 60-min Trial | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | End# | Baseline | End# | |||
| Fatigue | 6 (0) | 14.5 (3) | < 0.001* | 6 (0) | 12.5 (6) | 0.005* |
| Pain characteristics | ||||||
| Pain Intensity | 0 (0) | 0 (5) | 0.86 | 0 (0) | 0 (3) | 0.58 |
| Pain Area | 0 (0) | 5.00 (78.75) | 0.05 | 0 (0) | 67.00 (125.00) | 0.08 |
| Pain Pressure Thresholds | ||||||
| Masseter Muscles | 100.00 (0) | 85.50 (21.38) | 0.19 | 100.00 (0) | 97.50 (22.38) | 0.77 |
| Temporal Muscles | 100.00 (0) | 95.50 (25.75) | 0.95 | 100.00 (0) | 95.50 (31.88) | 0.91 |
| Index Finger (Reference) | 100.00 (0) | 89.25 (32.50) | 0.87 | 100.00 (0) | 112.50 (28.13) | 0.50 |
| Functional Measures | ||||||
| Max Bite Force | 100.00 (0) | 91.00 (53.40) | 0.17 | 100.00 (0) | 99.20 (85.70) | 0.82 |
| Max Mouth Opening | 100.00 (0) | 96.40 (5.90) | 0.13 | 100.00 (0) | 100.00 (4.90) | 0.17 |
The subjective fatigue was assessed in Borg’s RPE, the pain intensity (=peak pain) in numeric rating scale (NRS), the pain area in arbitrary units (au), the change in pressure pain threshold in percent (%), the change in maximum voluntary bite force in percent (%) and the change in maximum voluntary mouth opening capacity in percent (%). Data are expressed as median (IQR; interquartile range). P-values refer to the comparisons to baseline data by Friedman’s analysis of variance for repeated measures with Tukey post-hoc test. * = significant difference P < 0.05. #End refers to end of chewing