Table 2. Absolute (N), mean relative (%) changes, significance (p) and Cohen’s d effect sizes for pre- to post-test changes in knee extension MVC force. The first row lists the six conditions.
| Conditions |
PF IPSI |
PF Control |
EF IPSI |
EF Control |
PF CONTRA |
EF CONTRA |
| Pre-test |
587.6 ± 132.4 |
575.8 ± 162.8 |
565.1 ± 140.3 |
585.6 ± 148.1 |
563.1 ± 146.2 |
572.9 ± 119.5 |
| Post-test |
405.1 ± 63.7 |
540.5 ± 163.8 |
406.1 ± 102.2 |
570.9 ± 130.5 |
424.7 ± 100.1 |
391.4± 64.7 |
| % Change |
-29.2* |
-4.7 |
-27.3* |
-1.6 |
-23.7* |
-30.5* |
| p |
0.009 |
1.00 |
0.006 |
1.00 |
0.007 |
0.005 |
| d |
1.86 |
0.21 |
1.31 |
0.10 |
1.13 |
1.9 |
Asterisk (*) indicates post-test was significantly altered from pre-intervention (pre-test). CONTRA: contralateral limb, EF: elbow flexors, IPSI: ipsilateral limb, PF: plantar flexors.
