03 August 2020>: Clinical Research
Effects of Contrast Therapy Using Infrared and Cryotherapy as Compared with Contrast Bath Therapy on Blood Flow, Muscle Tone, and Pain Threshold in Young Healthy Adults
JinHong Kim 1ABCDEFG , HyunKyung Jung 23ABCDEF , JongEun Yim 23ABCDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.922544
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e922544
Table 4 Pre- and post-program changes in pain threshold (N=20).
CT (n=20) | CBT (n=20) | t(P) | |
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Pain threshold (kg/cm) | |||
Pre | 46.96±15.86 | 45.95±13.20 | |
Post | 50.60±16.07 | 48.96±16.10 | |
Post-pre | −3.64±5.32 | −3.01±13.02 | −0.188 (0.852) |
() | −3.042 (0.007) | −1.041 (0.311) | |
CT – contrast therapy; CBT – contrast bath therapy. * Values are presented as mean±standard deviation. |