| | H-reflexa
| Conditioned H-reflex |
|---|
Ratio Hmax/Mmax
| ISI | Facilitation |
|---|
Training group | Pre | 0.36 ± 0.16 | −3.8 ± 0.7 | 22 ± 16% |
(n = 15) | Post | 0.32 ± 0.17 | | 21 ± 13% |
Control group | Pre | 0.46 ± 0.18b
| −3.8 ± 0.4 | 11 ± 12% |
(n = 13) | Post | 0.32 ± 0.16b
| | 14 ± 14% |
n (TG/CG) | | 14/9 | 9/6 |
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aSignificant main effect of session (p < .001) and interaction between session and group (p = .012). bSignificant reduction from pre to post (p < .001)
- Group mean values ± SD before (Pre) and after (Post) five weeks of balance training (training group, TG) or habitual activity (control group, CG). The ratio Hmax/Mmax represents the ratio between the maximal H-reflex and M-wave amplitudes. Values for the conditioned H-reflex represent the amount (in % of the control H-reflex) and the corresponding interstimulus interval (ISI, in ms) of the early facilitation of the H-reflex. Both parameters were measured in the soleus muscle. n (TG/CG) = number of participants in each group included in the respective analysis
