Table 3 Baseline to post-intervention change in muscle performance, p values from Wilcoxon signed rank test

Peak torque in Nm

Right knee extension

3.37

17.21

-31.46

30.10

0.41

24.95

0.20

0.552

14

Left knee extension

3.30

20.31

-52.61

26.98

7.46

24.13

0.16

0.277

15

Right knee flexion

-0.39

16.75

-48.81

19.93

0.41

9.90

-0.02

0.659

14

Left knee flexion

-3.18

15.03

-40.00

21.56

-0.68

10.30

-0.21

0.730

15

Right shoulder away from body

0.77

3.69

-4.34

7.32

0.07

6.24

0.21

0.659

14

Left shoulder away from body

2.45

2.41

-0.81

7.19

2.24

3.05

1.02

0.004

12

Right shoulder toward body

0.68

6.09

-10.17

13.02

0.88

9.63

0.11

0.637

14

Left shoulder toward body

0.97

13.74

-17.49

32.95

-0.61

14.71

0.07

0.910

12

Total work in Nm

Right knee extension

26.97

86.18

-142.23

182.49

27.25

119.18

0.31

0.326

14

Left knee extension

22.58

86.57

-188.59

139.79

25.08

127.04

0.26

0.277

15

Right knee flexion

4.78

78.75

-179.92

122.97

-5.08

67.38

0.06

0.855

14

Left knee flexion

-16.72

77.03

-178.97

114.16

-5.29

58.44

-0.22

0.561

15

Right shoulder away from body

6.13

21.64

-36.61

53.15

6.10

24.68

0.28

0.296

14

Left shoulder away from body

9.86

30.22

-28.20

72.54

10.44

38.57

0.33

0.470

12

Right shoulder toward body

10.12

36.75

-52.33

80.13

-2.51

50.03

0.28

0.583

14

Left shoulder toward body

-5.59

79.77

-87.31

176.39

-23.59

124.33

-0.07

0.622

12

Average power in W

Right knee extension

4.16

13.46

-21.90

28.50

2.20

16.90

0.31

0.326

14

Left knee extension

6.00

13.18

-24.80

21.50

6.10

24.10

0.46

0.135

15

Right knee flexion

1.09

12.51

-30.70

19.70

1.30

14.20

0.09

0.492

14

Left knee flexion

-0.97

11.19

-28.30

18.60

1.10

8.90

-0.09

1.000

15

Right shoulder away from body

0.94

3.68

-5.00

7.10

0.10

5.60

0.25

0.542

14

Left shoulder away from body

2.29

3.05

-1.70

7.70

2.50

4.40

0.75

0.033

12

Right shoulder toward body

1.12

9.23

-9.90

20.70

-0.65

10.50

0.12

0.925

12

Left shoulder toward body

1.73

4.89

-5.60

9.60

0.35

8.00

0.35

0.326

14

Activation in mV

Right rectus femoris

0.02

0.04

-0.06

0.10

0.02

0.04

0.46

0.232

10

Left rectus femoris

0.02

0.04

-0.01

0.12

0.01

0.02

0.52

0.074

10

Right biceps brachii

0.03

0.04

0.00

0.10

0.02

0.03

0.75

0.012

10

Left biceps brachii

0.03

0.05

-0.02

0.12

0.00

0.08

0.65

0.098

10

Right pectoralis major

0.01

0.03

-0.03

0.10

0.01

0.03

0.43

0.193

10

Left pectoralis major

0.02

0.03

-0.01

0.09

0.01

0.02

0.62

0.064

10

Right infraspinatus

0.04

0.07

-0.02

0.21

0.01

0.09

0.59

0.131

10

Left infraspinatus

0.03

0.09

-0.04

0.21

-0.01

0.07

0.35

0.846

10