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. 2021 Feb 4;22:139. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03918-7

Table 1.

Descriptive values of the temperature recorded during the various applications in the different superficial measurement intervals

Superficial Baseline 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min 5 min 5 min after treatment ANOVA F;
p Value
 HPC Antero-Lateral 21.09 ± 2.10 25.35 ± 2.31 27.19 ± 2.74 28.09 ± 3.08 29.77 ± 3.15 31.50 ± 4.11 22.97 ± 2.07

F=0.871

p< 0.522

Postero-Superior 22.32 ± 2.33 27.44 ± 3.81 29.84 ±5.18 31.53 ± 6.20 34.06 ± 6.58 34.14 ± 6.41 25.51 ± 3.37
Difference 1.23 ± 2.62 2.09 ± 3.75 2.65 ± 5.10 3.44 ± 6.37 4.29 ± 6.64 2.64 ± 6.94 2.54 ± 3.58
 LPC Antero-Lateral 20.63 ± 3.09 21.88 ± 1.55 22.07 ± 1.81 22.74 ± 2.05 23.24 ± 1.66 23.93 ± 2.34 20.94 ± 2.37

F=1.073

p< 0.390

Postero-Superior 22.48 ± 2.52 25.21 ± 3.62 25.87 ± 4.24 25.65 ± 4.44 25.69 ± 4.70 22.83 ± 14.56 22.67 ± 2.09
Difference 1.85 ± 1.60 3.33 ± 3.17 3.80 ± 3.48 3.91 ± 3.45 3.45 ± 3.69 1.10 ± 14.17 1.73 ± 1.63
 HPR Antero-Lateral 19.69 ± 2.48 24.81 ± 5.60 25.86 ± 5.96 27.07 ± 5.71 27.91 ± 5.89 29.09 ± 6.50 25.41 ± 3.86

F=2.469

p<0.035

Postero-Superior 21.46 ± 2.77 28.76 ± 6.47 31.10 ± 7.23 33.22 ± 8.16 35.44 ± 9.23 35.65 ± 8.02 30.75 ± 6.82
Difference 1.77 ± 2.51 3.95 ± 5.46 5.24 ± 7.50 6.15 ± 6.66 7.53 ± 6.61 6.56 ± 6.72 5.34 ± 3.80
 LPR Antero-Lateral 20.67 ± 2.25 21.78 ± 2.11 22.91 ± 3.05 23.46 ± 3.54 23.42 ± 2.51 23.96 ± 3.51 21.62 ± 3.39

F=1.093

p< 0.378

Postero-Superior 21.87 ± 2.37 24.22 ± 3.27 25.21 ± 3.82 25.72 ± 4.79 26.10 ± 4.22 26.91 ± 5.38 23.84 ± 3.67
Difference 1.20 ± 2.06 2.44 ± 2.36 2.30 ± 1.77 2.26 ± 3.12 2.68 ± 2.60 2.95 ± 3.78 2.22 ± 2.35

Abbreviations: HPC High Power Capacitive, LPC Low Power Capacitive, HPR High Power Resistive, LPR Low Power Resistive