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Table 2 Correlations between change in muscle hardness and changes in other parameters

From: Local alternating heat and cold stimulation affects hemodynamics and oxygenation in fatigued muscle tissue and autonomic nervous activity: a single-arm interventional study

 

Muscle hardness

Spearman r

p-value

ΔOxyHb

 − 0.124

0.602

ΔDeoxyHb

 − 0.119

0.17

ΔTotalHb

 − 0.095

0.691

TOI

0.365

0.114

HF

 − 0.391

0.088

LF

0.012

0.960

LF/HF

0.273

0.245

CVRR

0.054

0.820

  1. Correlation analysis was performed between the changes in each participant’s post- and pre-intervention values
  2. OxyHB oxyhemoglobin, DeoxyHB deoxyhemoglobin, TotalHb total hemoglobin, TOI tissue oxygenation index, HF high frequency, LF low frequency, CVRR coefficient of variation of R-R interval