Table 1. Descriptive statistics (n = 16).
|
95% Confidence Interval |
Mean |
Lower |
Upper |
Median |
SD |
IQR |
ECT thickness (mm) |
t0 |
5.96 |
4.84 |
7.09 |
5.69 |
2.09 |
2.71 |
t1 |
6.07 |
5.12 |
7.02 |
5.78 |
1.77 |
2.40 |
t24 |
7.10 |
5.63 |
8.57 |
6.29 |
2.76 |
2.16 |
t48 |
7.21 |
5.82 |
8.60 |
6.70 |
2.60 |
3.70 |
Pain (VAS, mm) |
t0 |
0.15 |
-0.07 |
0.38 |
0.00 |
0.43 |
0.00 |
t1 |
0.09 |
-0.10 |
0.29 |
0.00 |
0.37 |
0.00 |
t24 |
2.37 |
1.58 |
3.16 |
2.50 |
1.48 |
1.87 |
t48 |
2.28 |
1.12 |
3.43 |
1.75 |
2.16 |
2.37 |
Stiffness (MyotonPro) (N/m) |
t0 |
331.01 |
289.23 |
372.79 |
334.00 |
78.41 |
101.43 |
t1 |
329.57 |
271.53 |
387.61 |
301.75 |
108.92 |
122.50 |
t24 |
321.93 |
285.35 |
358.51 |
334.50 |
68.64 |
108.87 |
t48 |
320.23 |
284.50 |
355.97 |
329.50 |
67.06 |
104.12 |
Stiffness (IndentoPro) (N/m) |
t0 |
1.83 |
1.57 |
2.09 |
1.89 |
0.46 |
0.56 |
t24 |
1.91 |
1.62 |
2.19 |
1.90 |
0.54 |
0.82 |
t48 |
1.73 |
1.49 |
1.97 |
1.58 |
0.43 |
0.69 |
Temperature (°C) |
t0 |
32.38 |
31.61 |
33.15 |
32.63 |
1.44 |
1.47 |
t1 |
31.58 |
30.83 |
32.33 |
31.75 |
1.41 |
1.75 |
t24 |
32.70 |
31.99 |
33.41 |
33.02 |
1.33 |
1.83 |
t48 |
32.94 |
32.10 |
33.78 |
32.75 |
1.58 |
2.48 |
VAS, visual analogue scale; ECT, extramuscular connective tissue; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; t
0, baseline; t
1, post-exercise; t
24, 24 h after exercise; t
48, 48 h after exercise.