Table 3.
Strength (in kg) | EMG-BF (n = 30) Mean ± SD | Control (n = 30) Mean ± SD | * ANOVA | Effect Size (Cohen’s d) | |
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F | p | ||||
Baseline | 11.47 ± 1.34 | 11.97 ± 1.11 | 2.49 | 0.178 | 0.41 |
Week 2 | 12.77 ± 1.19 | 12.44 ± 1.06 | 1.64 | 0.259 | 0.33 |
Week 4 | 14.06 ± 1.03 | 13.18 ± 1.08 | 4.37 | 0.0008 | 0.54 |
Week 6 | 15.25 ± 0.89 | 14.14 ± 1.07 | 5.50 | 0.0008 | 0.61 |
* Statistically significant if p < 0.05; EMG-BF, electromyographic biofeedback; effect size: small (0.20), medium (0.50), large (0.80).