Table 4.
MEP comparison between the intervention and control groups, before and after the therapy.
| Baseline Mean ± SD | Post (at 4 weeks) Mean ± SD | Mean change ± SD | Mann-Whitney test | P-value | ||||
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| CMCT (APB) | Intervention (n = 6) | Control (n = 7) | Intervention (n = 6) | Control (n = 7) | Intervention (n = 6) | Control (n = 7) | ||
| 12.41 ± 3.15 | 13.24 ± 2.05 | 10.20 ± 2.20 | 13.24 ± 1.68 | −2.21 ± 2.32 | 0.00 ± 1.01 | −2.29 | 0.022∗ | |
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| CMCT (EI) | Intervention (n = 7) | Control (n = 10) | Intervention (n = 7) | Control (n = 10) | Intervention (n = 7) | Control (n = 10) | −0.48 | 0.625 |
| 12.38 ± 4.10 | 14.60 ± 4.59 | 11.42 ± 2.00 | 13.75 ± 3.40 | −0.96 ± 2.04 | −0.84 ± 2.88 | |||
∗ = statistically significant; MEP: motor evoked potential; CMCT: central motor conduction time; APB: abductor policis brevis; EI: extensor indicis.