Table 2. P-value and effect size for the sEMG comparison between the tested and the not tested side for the original and standardized version of the Bunkie Test.
muscle |
original test version |
standardized test version |
M. erector spinae |
0.96 (r = 0.23) |
0.21 (r = 0.43) |
M. gluteus maximus |
0.08 (r = 0.27) |
0.12 (r = 0.25) |
M. biceps femoris |
0.08 (r = 0.43) |
0.004* (r = 0.54) |
M. gastrocnemius |
0.92 (r = 0.01) |
0.99 (r = 0.08) |
sEMG, surface electromyography. The effect size r is classified as 0.10 ≤ 0.30 = small, 0.30 ≤ 0.50 = moderate, ≥ 0.50 large;* indicates a statistically significant difference p < 0.05.