Table 1 Mean values (SD) of neuromuscular parameters before (Pre S1) and after (Post S6) an isokinetic exercise with four different recovery modalities.
PR AR ST EMS Average
Pd(Nm) Pre S1 70.7 (18.7) 69.2 (16.5) 70.5 (20.0) 72.5 (17.8) 70.7 (18.3)
Post S6* 65.6 (21. 1) 66.6 (17.9) 63.10 (15.7) 66.1 (20.6) 65.4 (19.0)
MVC (Nm) Pre S1 183.7 (64.2) 191.3 (76.7) 196.1 (72.1) 188.9 (63.3) 190.0 (69.5)
Post S6* 174.6 (60.0) 170.2 (61.3) 164.9 (41.8) 171.7 (57. 1) 70.4 (55.7)
Activation
Level (%)
Pre S1 94.4 (4.2) 94.7 (3.4) 95.7 (2.9) 96.9 (1.34) 95.4 (3.3)
Post S6* 92.9 (3.9) 93.0 (4.8) 93.9 (3.9) 91.1 (6.6) 92.7 (5.0)
RMS (mV) Pre S1 5.22 (1.28) 4.98 (1.54) 4.68 (0.98) 4.44 (1.43) 4.83 (1.36)
Post S6* 5.02 (1.14) 4.59 (1.51) 4.48 (0.99) 4.06 (1.46) 4.54 (1.34)
M-wave (mV) Pre S1 10.4 (0.6) 10.3 (0.3) 9.9 (2.0) 11.0 (1.0) 10.4 (3.2)
Post S6 10.1 (0.7) 10.8 (0.3) 9.2 (2.0) 10.8 (1.2) 10.2 (3.1)
Coactivation (%) Pre S1 11. 8 (4.0) 12.9 (8.0) 12.7 (5.2) 13.5 (4.2) 12.7 (5.6)
Post S6 11.6 (5.1) 12.8 (5.4) 11.5 (4.4) 11.2 (4.1) 11.6 (4.8)
Passive recovery (PR), active recovery (AR), stretching (ST), electromyostimulation (EMS). The last column represents an average of the four modalities values. Doublet peak torque (Pd), maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), activation level, root mean square (RMS), peak-to-peak amplitude of the M-wave (M-wave) and coactivation measured before (Pre S1) and after (Post S6) the isokinetic session.
*: Significantly different from values Pre S1 (p < 0.05).