Table 4.
sEMG measurements before and after the application of non-stretch tapes in the sham KT group.
| sEMG Activity | Before | After | p-Value * | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Min. | Max. | SD | Mean | Median | Min. | Max. | SD | ||
| Right side above umbilicus | |||||||||||
| Resting | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.79 |
| Functional | 16.7 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 29.1 | 8.5 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 30.1 | 8.1 | 0.25 |
| During isometric contraction | 10.8 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 22.9 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 5.3 | 17.2 | 3.4 | 0.80 |
| Right side below umbilicus | |||||||||||
| Resting | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.21 |
| Functional | 8.5 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 17.7 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 11.7 | 3.4 | 0.005 |
| During isometric contraction | 7.7 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 17.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 10.5 | 2.9 | 0.023 |
| Left side above umbilicus | |||||||||||
| Resting | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.28 |
| Functional | 19.5 | 14.1 | 2.1 | 36.9 | 10.9 | 16.6 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 35.9 | 8.8 | 0.37 |
| During isometric contraction | 13.8 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 31.7 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 18.3 | 4.2 | 0.21 |
| Left side below umbilicus | |||||||||||
| Resting | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.051 |
| Functional | 8.3 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 18.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 0.006 |
| During isometric contraction | 7.5 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 22.1 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 0.11 |
n—number of participants; Me—median; Min—minimum value; Max—maximum value; SD—standard deviation * Wilcoxon test.