Table 2.

Changes in anterior and posterior lower extremity muscle function over the experimental period.

Variables	Group	Time			p
		0–4 weeks	4–8 weeks	0–8 weeks
Anterior (Total_N)	CON	36.67 ± 4.30†	38.28 ± 5.19†	40.74 ± 5.93†	G	0.079
					T	0.022 *
	EXP	32.84 ± 5.51	33.70 ± 4.40†	36.69 ± 5.97†	G×T	0.679
Posterior (Total_N)	CON	36.91 ± 4.57	37.99 ± 4.60	40.87 ± 5.98	G	0.096
					T	0.005 **
	EXP	33.24 ± 5.89	33.98 ± 4.44	36.90 ± 6.32	G×T	0.951

CON, control group; EXP, experimental group; G, group; T, time; G×T, interaction.

^†p<0.01, statistically significant difference in time.

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01.

All values represent the mean ± standard deviation.