Table 1. Pre- and post-intervention comparisons of each speed. Data are median (IQR, interquartile range).
|
Speed |
Pre |
Post |
P
Value |
| Median
(IQR) |
Median
(IQR) |
| Muscle
tone (Hz) |
FAST |
15.60 (15.22-16.15) |
15.12 (14.47-15.40) |
0.002* |
| SLOW |
15.39
(14.84-16.16) |
15.11
(14.45-15.49) |
0.008* |
| SELF |
15.66 (15.03-16.20) |
15.46 (15.00-16.00) |
0.133 |
| P
value |
0.48 |
0.04# |
|
| Elasticity |
FAST |
1.84 (1.53-2.09) |
1.81 (1.52-2.05) |
0.309 |
| SLOW |
1.69
(1.44-1.94) |
1.73
(1.57-2.05) |
0.145 |
| SELF |
1.72 (1.55-1.96) |
1.79 (1.55-2.02) |
0.845 |
| P
value |
0.31 |
0.91 |
|
| Stiffness
(N/m) |
FAST |
263.6 (244.5-274.3) |
263.7 (236.0-277.6) |
0.571 |
| SLOW |
246.8
(202.6-279.5) |
250.1
(209.5-285.2) |
0.276 |
| SELF |
271.4 (218.8-288.9) |
251.0 (227.0-282.1) |
0.184 |
| P
value |
0.21 |
0.67 |
|
FAST, 30 beats per minute; SLOW, 15 beats per minute; SELF, Self-determined by participant; Hz, Hertz; N/m,
Newton/meter; Pre, Pre-intervention; Post, Post-intervention.* indicates a difference (P < .05) between pre-post.# indicates a difference (P < .05) between SELF and FAST, between SELF and SLOW.
