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Table 2 Changes in neuromuscular mechanisms and dynamic balance performance (mean ± SD)

From: Effects of the wrestling + injury prevention program in freestyle wrestlers: a two-arm randomized controlled trial

  

EXP (n = 40)

CON (n = 40)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

YBT (cm)

Pre. test

82.15 ± 8.19

 

82.78 ± 7.11

 

Post. test

86.23± 9.32

*,**

84.28 ± 9.19

 

Effect size

0.81 (-0.13, 1.22)

 

0.53 (-0.42, 0.98)

YBT-UQ (cm)

Pre. test

76.23 ± 8.36

 

75.96 ± 8.29

 

Post. test

81.26 ± 9.16

*,**

77.69 ± 7.86

 

Effect size

1.26 (0.41, 1.92)

 

0.64 (-1.08, 0.18)

Muscular strength of ankle plantar flexor (n)

Pre. test

2.89 ± 0.39

*,**

3.03 ± 0.71

 

Post. test

4.26.16 ± 0.59

 

4.13 ± 0.64

 

Effect size

1.26 (-0.36, 1.6)

 

0.71 (-0.12, 0.1.25)

Muscular strength of shoulder flexors (n)

Pre. test

3.76 ± 0.76

*,**

3.26 ± 0.71

 

Post. test

5.16 ± 0.79

 

4.76 ± 0.54

 

Effect size

1.56 (-0.91, 2.16)

 

0.89 (-1.08, 0.23)

Error sense of force in ankle plantar flexors (n)

Pre. test

4.23 ± 0.98

*,**

4.63 ± 0.79

 

Post. test

2.1 ± 0.56

 

3.01 ± 0.46

 

Effect size

1.2 (-0.91, 2.12)

 

0.67 (-1.08, 0.98)

Error sense of force in shoulder flexors (n)

Pre. test

4.93 ± 0.79

*,**

4.46 ± 0.49

 

Post. test

1.98 ± 0.38

 

3.01 ± 0.76

 

Effect size

1.46 (-0.91, 2.46)

 

0.86 (-1.08, 0.98)

Range of motion in ankle plantar flexion (0)

Pre. test

36.19 ± 5.49

*,**

35.16 ± 5.16

 

Post. test

39.16 ± 6.26

 

36.94 ± 6.54

 

Effect size

1.2 (-0.91, 1.85)

 

0.64 (-1.08, 0.97)

Range of motion in shoulder flexion (0)

Pre. test

173.49 ± 10.16

*,**

174.49 ± 10.49

 

Post. test

177.19 ± 11.55

 

175.94 ± 9.51

 

Effect size

1.6 (-0.91, 2.49)

 

0.76 (-1.08, 0.89)

Error joint reposition of ankle plantar flexion (0)

Pre. test

5.11 ± 0.98

*,**

5.49 ± 0.71

 

Post. test

2.51 ± 0.67

 

3.86 ± 0.76

 

Effect size

1.6 (-0.91, 2.96)

 

0.66 (-1.08, 0.96)

Error joint reposition of shoulder flexion (0)

Pre. test

5.12 ± 0.98

*,**

5.76 ± 0.49

 

Post. test

2.46 ± 1.1

 

3.46 ± 0.67

 

Effect size

1.2 (-0.91, 2.15)

 

0.67 (-1.08, 0.89)

  1. *Significant differences compared with pre-training value (p ≤ 0.05); **Significant differences compared with control group (p ≤ 0.05); EXP: Experimental group; CON: Control group; YBT: Y-Balance Test; YBT-UQ: Upper Quarter YBT