Table. 2.
Table. 2.
Differences in Muscle tone between the Three Groups
| Pre-test | Z | Post-test | Z | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle | Vari-able | Paretic Side | Non-Paretic Side | Paretic Side | Non-Paretic Side | ||
| TENS group (n = 7) | |||||||
| AEO | MT | 13.27 ± 1.60 | 14.26 ± 1.53 | -2.366 |
13.76 ± 1.59 | 14.54 ± 1.53 | -1.609 |
| LD | MT | 13.17 ± 2.45 | 14.50 ± 3.39 | -2.366 |
14.04 ± 2.87 | 14.66 ± 3.00 | -1.529 |
| Placebo TENS group (n = 7) | |||||||
| AEO | MT | 11.81 ± 1.07 | 12.82 ± 1.06 | -2.366 |
12.57 ± 1.52 | 13.80 ± 1.29 | -2.384 |
| LD | MT | 13.66 ± 1.30 | 14.77 ± 1.45 | -2.366 |
14.99 ± 1.32 | 15.74 ± 1.59 | -2.201 |
| Control group (n = 6) | |||||||
| AEO | MT | 12.75 ± 1.71 | 13.60 ± 1.78 | -2.023 |
13.03 ± 1.46 | 13.98 ± 1.54 | -2.201 |
| LD | MT | 13.85 ± 1.37 | 14.68 ± 1.73 | -1.992 |
14.30 ± 1.41 | 15.10 ± 1.53 | -2.207 |
Mean ± standard deviation, *p < .05, AEO:Abdominal external oblique muscle LD : Latissimus dorsi muscle, MT : Muscle tone (HZ)
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