Table 7 Within-Group comparison of knee joint total work at 180°/s Pre- and Post-Intervention (unit: J; M ± SD).

From: Randomized controlled trial of whole body vibration training on lower limb muscle strength in sub elite short track speed skaters

 

groups

pre-intervention

post-intervention

t

p

Cohen’s d

Left knee flexion

30 Hz

84.56 ± 6.81

91.16 ± 5.74

−11.051

< 0.01##

0.97

50 Hz

84.44 ± 4.42

93.40 ± 3.99

−13.141

< 0.01##

2.03

control participants

83.60 ± 4.98

85.68 ± 4.41

−1.566

0.130

0.42

Right knee flexion

30 Hz

84.24 ± 7.87

93.80 ± 5.98

−14.99

< 0.01##

1.21

50 Hz

85.20 ± 4.25

96.48 ± 4.58

−37.939

< 0.01##

2.65

control participants

85.44 ± 3.00

87.80 ± 4.44

−2.293

0.031#

0.79

Left knee extension

30 Hz

136.20 ± 3.30

148.08 ± 6.08

−10.722

< 0.01##

3.60

50 Hz

135.32 ± 2.87

149.20 ± 4.05

−22.101

< 0.01##

4.84

control participants

135.64 ± 2.61

138.64 ± 2.66

−4.575

< 0.01##

1.15

Right knee extension

30 Hz

140.64 ± 9.57

151.64 ± 10.15

−15.016

< 0.01##

1.15

50 Hz

136.52 ± 2.80

156.60 ± 3.92

−26.148

< 0.01##

7.17

control participants

138.04 ± 3.30

139.60 ± 3.20

−1.615

0.119

0.47

  1. (Note: “#” and “##” denote the results of paired-samples t-tests conducted within each group to compare pre- and post-intervention values. # p < 0.05 indicates a significant difference, and ## p < 0.01 indicates a highly significant difference. Cohen’s d is provided as the effect size for within-group comparisons.According to conventional thresholds, Cohen’s d values of 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8 represent small, medium, and large effect sizes, respectively.).