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 6 Correlations between subjective evaluation of muscle strength and dynamometric and sEMG measurements (N=88).

P		Do you think the tape influenced your hand muscle strength?
Dynamometric measurement (N) after	Correlation coefficient	0.180
	Significance (bilateral)	0.350
	N	29
sEMG (μV) after	Correlation coefficient	−0.070
	Significance (bilateral)	0.717
	N	29

Dynamometric measurement (N) after	Correlation coefficient	0.217
	Significance (bilateral)	0.258
	N	29
sEMG (μV) after	Correlation coefficient	−0.008
	Significance (bilateral)	0.968
	N	29

Dynamometric measurement (N) after	Correlation coefficient	−0.044
	Significance (bilateral)	0.816
	N	30
sEMG (μV) after	Correlation coefficient	−0.358
	Significance (bilateral)	0.052
	N	30
P – positive information group; N – negative information group; C – control group; N – Newton; μV – microvolt.