Table 1.
Pre- and post-intervention comparisons of each speed. Data are median (IQR, interquartile range).
Speed
Pre
Post
P
Value
Median (IQR)
Median (IQR)
Muscle tone (Hz)
FAST
15.60 (15.22-16.15)
15.12 (14.47-15.40)
0.002
*
SLOW
15.39 (14.84-16.16)
15.11 (14.45-15.49)
0.008
*
SELF
15.66 (15.03-16.20)
15.46 (15.00-16.00)
0.133
P value
0.48
0.04
#
Elasticity
FAST
1.84 (1.53-2.09)
1.81 (1.52-2.05)
0.309
SLOW
1.69 (1.44-1.94)
1.73 (1.57-2.05)
0.145
SELF
1.72 (1.55-1.96)
1.79 (1.55-2.02)
0.845
P value
0.31
0.91
Stiffness (N/m)
FAST
263.6 (244.5-274.3)
263.7 (236.0-277.6)
0.571
SLOW
246.8 (202.6-279.5)
250.1 (209.5-285.2)
0.276
SELF
271.4 (218.8-288.9)
251.0 (227.0-282.1)
0.184
P value
0.21
0.67
FAST, 30 beats per minute; SLOW, 15 beats per minute; SELF, Self-determined by participant; Hz, Hertz; N/m,
Newton/meter; Pre, Pre-intervention; Post, Post-intervention.
* indicates a difference (P < .05) between pre-post.
# indicates a difference (P < .05) between SELF and FAST, between SELF and SLOW.