Table 1. Blood perfusion, biomechanical properties, pressure pain threshold and reactive strength index (muscle power) of the gastrocnemius muscle in the experimental and sham group during Rest and Post-DN period (1-5 min and 24 h). |
| Variables |
groups |
Rest |
Post 1-5 minutes |
Post 24 hours |
ES ηp 2 |
Groups effect |
Time effect |
time × group effect |
| PU |
eDN |
7.91 ± 0.73 |
12.41 ± 0.93 ‡c |
9.39 ± 1.37 † b |
0.685 |
65.054
<.001 |
39.01
<.001 |
39.198
<.001 |
| qDN |
7.58 ± 0.65 |
7.62 ± 0.83 |
7.8 ± 0.8 |
| T [Hz] |
eDN |
18.15 ± 1.87 |
16.13 ± 1.52 ‡a |
14.77 ± 1.09 ‡c |
0.583 |
12.991
.002 |
23.446
<.001 |
25.149
<.001 |
| qDN |
19.42 ± 2.51 |
19.45 ± 2.66 |
19.48 ± 2.05 |
| S [N/m] |
eDN |
326.6 ± 57.75 |
303.4 ± 54.79* |
280.8 ± 47.61 ‡ |
0.365 |
3.083
.096 |
13.088
<.001 |
10.356
<.001 |
| qDN |
354.7 ± 78.49 |
355.2 ± 77.04 |
352 ± 69.9 |
| E |
eDN |
0.96 ± 0.1 |
0.91 ± 0.13 |
0.84 ± 0.1 ‡a |
0.465 |
5.052
.037 |
3.632
0.037 |
15.649
<.001 |
| qDN |
0.97 ± 0.08 |
1.01 ± 0.08 |
1.01 ± 0.11 |
| PPT [N/cm] |
eDN |
112.94 ± 5.93 |
128.52 ± 5.67 ‡c |
136.15 ± 8.24 ‡c |
0.788 |
28.168
<.001 |
58.631
<.001 |
67.073
<.001 |
| qDN |
107.33 ± 11.16 |
104.25 ± 7.95 |
107.19 ± 11.50 |
| RSI [m/s] |
eDN |
2.10 ± 0.21 |
2.24 ± 0.24* |
2.35 ± 0.15 ‡b |
0.414 |
10.323
.005 |
5.924
.006 |
11.659
<.001 |
| qDN |
1.98 ± 0.2 |
1.92 ± 0.24 |
1.94 ± 0.22 |
|
eDN – experimental group; qDN – quasi group; PU – perfusion unit; T- uscle tone; S – stiffness; E – elasticity; PPT - pressure pain threshold; RSI - reactive strength index. |
*, † , ‡: significant difference between Post 1-5min- or 24h vs. Rest measures (p < .05; p < .01; p < .001 – respectively); |
a, b, c: significant difference between groups (p < .05; p < .01; p < .001 – respectively). |
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