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Table 1 Summary of dependent variables at each measurement interval

From: Quadriceps arthrogenic muscle inhibition: the effects of experimental knee joint effusion on motor cortex excitability

 

Baseline 1

Baseline 2

Post-infusion

MEP area

   

Resting

1.00 ± 0.00

1.05 ± 0.08

1.42 ± 0.13*

Active

1.00 ± 0.00

1.10 ± 0.07

1.30 ± 0.11*

SICI

   

Resting

0.38 ± 0.04

0.39 ± 0.04

0.39 ± 0.04

Active

0.75 ± 0.06

0.69 ± 0.04

0.76 ± 0.05

ICF

   

Resting

3.10 ± 0.37

3.35 ± 0.53

3.49 ± 0.56

Active

1.61 ± 0.19

1.62 ± 0.22

1.71 ± 0.24

CSP duration (ms)

135 ± 6.06

134 ± 5.97

126 ± 5.93*

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean. *Significant difference from baseline 1 (P <0.05). MEP, motor evoked potential area (normalised to baseline 1); SICI, short interval intracortical inhibition (conditioned/unconditioned MEP); ICF, intracortical facilitation (conditioned/unconditioned MEP); CSP, cortical silent period.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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