TABLE 4. The Statistical Analysis of Different Features in Alpha Rhythm (Mean ± std).
| Status | Features | rhythm | Channels with significant difference | Status 1 (Before massage) (mean ± std) | Status 2 (After massage) (mean ± std) | Significance (one-way ANOVA and nonparametric test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet | SampEn | alpha | AF3 | 0.6757 ± 0.0845 | 0.6668 ± 0.0800 | p=0.002 |
| F7 | 0.6753 ± 0.0837 | 0.6682 ± 0.0830 | p=0.014 | |||
| FC5 | 0.6757 ± 0.0847 | 0.6700 ± 0.0767 | p=0.040 | |||
| T7 | 0.6950 ± 0.0835 | 0.6876 ± 0.0872 | p=0.012 | |||
| PermuEn | alpha | AF3 | 1.2692 ± 0.0382 | 1.2652 ± 0.03565 | p<0.001 | |
| F7 | 1.2683 ± 0.0381 | 1.2659 ± 0.0356 | p=0.032 | |||
| FC5 | 1.2692 ± 0.0377 | 1.2665 ± 0.0343 | p=0.014 | |||
| O2 | 1.2697 ± 0.0370 | 1.2669 ± 0.0355 | p=0.012 | |||
| AF4 | 1.2691 ± 0.0368 | 1.2663 ± 0.0360 | p=0.012 | |||
| MI with left bending | SampEn | alpha | AF3 | 0.6725 ± 0.0795 | 0.6648 ± 0.0749 | p=0.028 |
| F3 | 0.6682 ± 0.0767 | 0.6606 ± 0.0764 | p=0.030 | |||
| PermuEn | alpha | F7 | 1.2668 ± 0.0290 | 1.2647 ± 0.0327 | p=0.004 | |
| FC5 | 1.2684 ± 0.0294 | 1.2663 ± 0.0322 | p=0.013 | |||
| O2 | 1.2699 ± 0.0308 | 1.2682 ± 0.0336 | p=0.044 | |||
| MI with right bending | SampEn | alpha | AF3 | 0.6653 ± 0.0739 | 0.6548 ± 0.0713 | p=0.001 |
| F3 | 0.6645 ± 0.0730 | 0.6527 ± 0.0706 | p=0.002 | |||
| FC5 | 0.6710 ± 0.0766 | 0.6603 ± 0.0728 | p <0.001 | |||
| FC6 | 0.6799 ± 0.0748 | 0.6702 ± 0.0728 | p=0.001 | |||
| AF4 | 0.6659 ± 0.0710 | 0.6579 ± 0.0701 | p=0.008 | |||
| PermuEn | alpha | AF3 | 1.2674 ± 0.0310 | 1.2616 ± 0.0297 | p <0.001 | |
| F3 | 1.2658 ± 0.0303 | 1.2608 ± 0.0290 | p < 0.001 | |||
| FC5 | 1.2683 ± 0.0316 | 1.2634 ± 0.0312 | p =0.001 | |||
| FC6 | 1.2715 ± 0.0301 | 1.2676 ± 0.0312 | p =0.001 | |||
| AF4 | 1.2658 ± 0.0296 | 1.2634 ± 0.0302 | p =0.019 | |||
| ME with left bending | SampEn | alpha | F7 | 0.6825 ± 0.0783 | 0.6751 ± 0.0789 | p=0.012 |
| F3 | 0.6811 ± 0.0880 | 0.6698 ± 0.0893 | p=0.002 | |||
| T7 | 0.6962 ± 0.0869 | 0.6824 ± 0.0926 | p=0.014 | |||
| FC6 | 0.7018 ± 0.0849 | 0.6909 ± 0.0908 | p=0.001 | |||
| AF4 | 0.6865 ± 0.0773 | 0.6780 ± 0.0768 | p=0.01 | |||
| PermuEn | alpha | AF4 | 1.2752 ± 0.0313 | 1.2722 ± 0.0326 | p =0.013 | |
| ME with right bending | SampEn | alpha | FC5 | 0.6921 ± 0.0882 | 0.6841 ± 0.0848 | p=0.025 |
| PermuEn | alpha | FC6 | 1.2817 ± 0.0348 | 1.2868 ± 0.0370 | p =0.002 | |
| Clinical assessment tool | VAS | - | - | 4.6 ± 1.5 | 2.6 ± 1.8 | p <0.01 |
MI = motion imagery, ME = motion execution, SampEn= Sample Entropy, PermuEn =Permutation Entropy, CSP = common spatial pattern, VAS=Visual analogue scale.