Effects of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture Compared with Sham Acupuncture on the Explosive Force Production by the Forearm Muscles in Female: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Mean ± SD of the elbow joint extension (Ext) muscles before and after acupuncture for each variable.
Characteristic
Treatment
Pre
Post
Delta
values
Main effects (time)
Main effects (group)
Interaction (time group)
Average max torque Ext/kg (nm/kg)
SA
0.37 ± 0.10
0.37 ± 0.09
0.00
0.034
0.004
0.005
TCA
0.47 ± 0.14
0.53 ± 0.14
0.13
Average work Ext/kg (J/kg)
SA
0.31 ± 0.08
0.34 ± 0.10
0.10
0.001
0.047
0.028
TCA
0.32 ± 0.09
0.45 ± 0.11
0.41
Average power Ext/kg (J/kg)
SA
0.22 ± 0.10
0.20 ± 0.07
−0.09
0.229
0.060
0.032
TCA
0.25 ± 0.13
0.31 ± 0.13
0.24
Average peak power Ext/kg (W/kg)
SA
0.34 ± 0.22
0.31 ± 0.21
−0.09
0.071
0.084
0.002
TCA
0.37 ± 0.43
0.49 ± 0.49
0.32
Average max speed Ext/kg (deg/skg)
SA
1.00 ± 0.25
0.96 ± 0.22
−0.12
0.178
0.005
0.030
TCA
1.21 ± 0.36
1.36 ± 0.38
0.34
Total work Ext (J)
SA
250.18 ± 67.47
280.10 ± 70.81
0.12
<0.001
0.073
0.037
TCA
264.75 ± 84.25
355.35 ± 90.63
0.34
Stiffness Ext (Nm/kgdeg)
SA
0.011 ± 0.009
0.008 ± 0.004
−0.27
0.334
0.261
0.009
TCA
0.010 ± 0.006
0.015 ± 0.011
0.50
Note: values are mean ± SD. TCA, traditional Chinese acupuncture; SA, sham acupuncture. There are significant differences in the interaction between group and time ().
