Table 4. Descriptive statistics of pain parameters.

	Group	Time	Mean ± SD	95% Confidence Interval
				Lower	Upper
Palpation Pain PLC n=10 MFR n = 11 (VAS mm)	PLC	t0	21.5 ± 12.9	12.3	30.7
	MFR		15.5 ± 18.1	3.30	27.6
	PLC	t24	32.7 ± 16.2	21.1	44.2
	MFR		27.6 ± 20.9	13.6	41.7
	PLC	t48	32.0 ± 12.7	23.0	41.1
	MFR		25.0 ± 19.6	11.8	38.2
Pressure Pain Threshold PLC n=10 MFR n = 11 (N/mm)	PLC	t0	81.8 ± 18.6	68.4	95.1
	MFR		84.9 ± 18.2	72.6	97.1
	PLC	t24	67.6 ± 22.6	51.5	83.8
	MFR		68.1 ± 23.2	52.6	83.7
	PLC	t48*	63.6 ± 11.3	55.5	71.7
	MFR		82.6 ± 11.5	74.9	90.4

PLC, placebo group; MFR, myofascial release group; VAS, visual analogue scale; SD, standard deviation; t₀, baseline; t₂₄, 24 h after exercise; t₄₈, 48 h after exercise.^* Significant group differences at p < 0.05 level.