Impact of Verbal Suggestions on Finger Flexor Activation and Strength in Healthy Individuals

19 September 2023: Clinical Research

Kamil Zaworski ^ABCDEFG* , Monika Kadłubowska ^BCDF , Joanna Baj-Korpak ^CDEG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941548

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941548

Table 4 Differences in results of dynamometric and sEMG measurements between the groups under study (N=88).

Variables	Group	N	Mean	SD	Standard error	95% confidence interval for the mean		F	p
Variables	Group	N	Mean	SD	Standard error	Min	Max	F	p
Dynamometric measurement (N) before	P	29		13.10	2.43	30.43	40.41	0.843	0.434
	N	29		12.00	2.22	35.09	44.22
	C	30		13.99	2.55	31.12	41.57
	Total	88		13.04	1.39	34.37	39.90
Dynamometric measurement (N) after	P	29		12.71	2.36	29.55	39.23	0.654	0.522
	N	29		11.93	2.21	33.05	42.13
	C	30		13.19	2.40	29.32	39.17
	Total	88		12.58	1.34	32.73	38.06
sEMG (μV) before	P	29		94.80	17.60	109.52	181.65	0.190	0.827
	N	29		98.36	18.26	120.22	195.05
	C	30		97.66	17.83	106.51	179.45
	Total	88		96.06	10.24	128.32	169.02
sEMG (μV) after	P	29		103.88	19.29	128.88	207.92	0.231	0.794
	N	29		101.92	18.92	122.55	200.09
	C	30		117.32	21.42	105.68	193.30
	Total	88		107.08	11.41	136.93	182.31
P – positive information group; N – negative information group; C – control group; N – Newton; μV – microvolt; SD – standard deviation.