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Table 6 EMG (%MVC) variables of knee and back muscles during the two movement phases. Median (min, max) (n = 28 or n = 24a)

From: Biomechanical analysis of lifting on stable versus unstable surfaces—a laboratory-based proof-of-concept study

 

Stable

Slightly unstable

Unstable

Friedman

Median

Min

Max

Median

Min

Max

Median

Min

Max

p-value

Knee

 Down

  Mean

10.1

3.3

20.6

10.6

4.1

19.9

11.4

4.1

19.4

0.131

  95p

33.8

9.6

80.6

37.1

11.4

67.4

36.5

11.9

67.7

0.368

  Max

17.1

8.2

75.3

16.2

8.6

40.1

19.1a

9.1a

40.2a

0.687

 Up

  Mean

6.8

2.4

14.9

6.7

3.1

26.9

6.8

1.6

14.7

0.867

  95p

26.7

7.2

45.2

26.2

10.1

73.6

28.7

6.1

71.9

0.630

  Max

12.8

6.4

81.1

12.5

8.1

32.3

12.7a

6.7a

28.1a

0.582

Lower back

 Down

  Mean

8.4

3.9

16.3

8.1

4.2

22.6

8.6

5.0

15.0

0.629

  95p

27.9

13.7

49.3

26.3

13.4

62.2

26.2

14.0

53.4

0.779

  Max

14.3

6.7

37.2

14.6

6.6

33.1

13.9

6.8

29.8

0.629

 Up

  Mean

11.0

4.9

23.1

12.2

4.3

19.9

10.2

5.1

20.4

0.651

  95p

31.3

13.5

67.5

32.8

12.0

55.4

27.7

14.5

63.2

0.867

  Max

15.5

6.6

34.0

17.7

5.9

33.9

16.3

7.1

40.0

0.472

  1. All values in %MVC
  2. an = 24