Table 2 Comparison of results recorded at rest and post-exercise.

From: Immediate effect of ice and dry massage during rest breaks on recovery in MMA fighters : a randomized crossover clinical trial study

variable

group

rest

post-ex

p-value

Δ (± 95 CI )

Δ% (± 95 CI )

ES (± 95 CI )

RSI

(m×s− 1)

I

2.37 ± 0.11

1.85 ± 0.09

< 0.0001

0.52 (0.49; 0.56)

28.3 (26.2; 30.4)

1.98 (1.43; 2.53)

M

2.35 ± 0.11

2.03 ± 0.12

< 0.0001

0.32 (0.28; 0.36)

15.9 (13.6; 18.2)

1.21 (0.85; 1.57)

C

2.35 ± 0.12

1.63 ± 0.10

< 0.0001

0.73 (0.67; 0.78)

45.1 (40.8; 49.4)

2.75 (1.98; 3.52)

T

(Hz)

I

15.92 ± 1.28

17.69 ± 1.10

< 0.0001

− 1.77 (− 2.07; − 1.47)

− 10.0 (− 11.6; − 8.4)

− 0.66 (− 0.87; − 0.45)

M

15.55 ± 1.22

16.33 ± 1.28

< 0.0001

− 0.78 (− 0.96; − 0.60)

− 4.7 (− 5.8; − 3.7)

− 0.29 (− 0.40; − 0.19)

C

14.51 ± 0.82

18.61 ± 0.68

< 0.0001

− 4.09 (− 4.52; − 3.66)

− 21.9 (− 24.0; − 19.8)

− 1.54 (− 1.98; − 1.09)

E

(arb)

I

274.77 ± 19.96

293.50 ± 20.13

< 0.0001

− 18.73 (− 21.43; − 16.03)

− 6.4 (− 7.3; − 5.5)

− 0.41 (− 0.54; − 0.29)

M

273.57 ± 18.08

282.93 ± 17.26

< 0.0001

− 9.37 (− 10.52; − 8.22)

− 3.3 (− 3.8; − 2.9)

− 0.21 (− 0.27; − 0.15)

C

269.67 ± 17.34

308.33 ± 17.96

< 0.0001

− 38.67 (− 42.91; − 34.42)

− 12.5 (− 13.8; − 11.2)

− 0.85 (− 1.10; − 0.61)

S

(N×m− 1)

I

1.48 ± 0.25

1.66 ± 0.25

< 0.0001

− 0.18 (− 0.21; − 0.15)

− 10.9 (− 12.8; − 9.0)

− 0.29 (− 0.38; − 0.20)

M

1.59 ± 0.24

1.68 ± 0.24

< 0.0001

− 0.09 (− 0.10; − 0.07)

− 5.3 (− 6.2; − 4.3)

− 0.14 (− 0.19; − 0.10)

C

1.6 ± 0.29

1.96 ± 0.25

< 0.0001

− 0.36 (− 0.40; − 0.32)

− 18.8 (− 21.3; − 16.3)

− 0.58 (− 0.75; − 0.41)

PPT

(N/cm²)

I

95.16 ± 3.85

82.94 ± 2.83

< 0.0001

12.22 (10.40; 14.04)

14.9 (12.6; 17.2)

1.38 (0.96; 1.81)

M

91.85 ± 4.64

77.27 ± 3.56

< 0.0001

14.58 (12.55; 16.61)

19.1 (16.3; 21.9)

1.65 (1.15; 2.15)

C

94.67 ± 3.23

64.18 ± 3.24

< 0.0001

30.49 (28.98; 32.00)

47.8 (44.8; 50.8)

3.45 (2.51; 4.40)

J

(n)

I

27.47 ± 2.46

16.73 ± 0.98

< 0.0001

10.73 (9.83; 11.64)

64.5 (58.8; 70.2)

2.48 (1.78; 3.18)

M

27.63 ± 2.40

17.23 ± 1.10

< 0.0001

10.40 (9.61; 11.19)

60.6 (55.8; 65.4)

2.40 (1.73; 3.08)

C

27.33 ± 1.88

14.3 ± 1.09

< 0.0001

13.03 (12.18; 13.89)

92.4 (84.5; 100.2)

3.01 (2.18; 3.85)

  1. RSI = Reactive Strength Index, T = tension, E = elasticity, S = stiffness, PPT = pressure pain threshold, J = number of jumps performed; I = Ice, M = Massage, C = Control, Δ = absolute difference, Δ% = percentage difference, CI = confidence intervals, ES = Cohen’s d effect size.
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