19 September 2023 : Clinical Research
Impact of Verbal Suggestions on Finger Flexor Activation and Strength in Healthy Individuals
Kamil Zaworski
1ABCDEFG*, Monika Kadłubowska 1BCDF, Joanna Baj-Korpak 1CDEG
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941548
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941548
Table 5 Subjective evaluation of changes in muscle strength (N=88).
| Do you think the tape influenced your hand muscle strength? | Group | Total | Chi-squared | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | N | C | |||||
| Definitely yes | N | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 11.573 | 0.171 |
| % | |||||||
| Rather yes | N | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||
| % | |||||||
| No difference | N | 10 | 17 | 12 | 39 | ||
| % | |||||||
| Rather not | N | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||
| % | |||||||
| Definitely not | N | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| % | |||||||
| P – positive information group; N – negative information group; C – control group. | |||||||