Table 2.
Absolute (N), mean relative (%) changes, significance (p) and Cohen’s d effect sizes for pre- to post-test changes in knee extension MVC force. The first row lists the six conditions.
Conditions
PF IPSI
PF Control
EF IPSI
EF Control
PF CONTRA
EF CONTRA
Pre-test
587.6 ± 132.4
575.8 ± 162.8
565.1 ± 140.3
585.6 ± 148.1
563.1 ± 146.2
572.9 ± 119.5
Post-test
405.1 ± 63.7
540.5 ± 163.8
406.1 ± 102.2
570.9 ± 130.5
424.7 ± 100.1
391.4± 64.7
% Change
-29.2*
-4.7
-27.3*
-1.6
-23.7*
-30.5*
p
0.009
1.00
0.006
1.00
0.007
0.005
d
1.86
0.21
1.31
0.10
1.13
1.9
Asterisk (*) indicates post-test was significantly altered from pre-intervention (pre-test). CONTRA: contralateral limb, EF: elbow flexors, IPSI: ipsilateral limb, PF: plantar flexors.