Table 4 |
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Strength of upper arm and femoral muscles pre and post IOPP |
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| Pre (kp) |
Post (kp) |
p |
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| Elbow flexion left |
11.4 ± 1.8 |
11.5 ± 1.4 |
0.478 |
| Elbow flexion right |
12.2 ± 1.8 |
11.0 ± 1.8 |
0.767 |
| Elbow extension left |
8.6 ± 1.1 |
9.2 ± 0.9 |
0.914 |
| Elbow extension right |
9.7 ± 1.5 |
8.4 ± 1.4 |
0.539 |
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| Knee flexion left |
12.4 ± 2.5 |
8.2 ± 1.4 |
0.014* |
| Knee flexion right |
12.4 ± 1.9 |
10.2 ± 1.5 |
0.180 |
| Knee extension left |
16.7 ± 3.2 |
13.0 ± 2.2 |
0.109 |
| Knee extension right |
19.8 ± 3.1 |
17.7 ± 2.3 |
0.079 |
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(mean ± SEM) *p < 0.05 compared with pre |
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Joos et al. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2004 3:1 doi:10.1186/1477-5751-3-1 |
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