Table 1.
Demographics Table 1 summarizes the relevant baseline characteristics of the included subjects.
Data is indicated as mean ± SD. No significant baseline differences have been detected between groups.
Fig 1.
A-C display the mechanical thresholds at baseline and 24, 48 and 72 hours after induction of DOMS. Mean change ± SEM of the PPT in kg/cm2 (A), the MDT in mN (B) and the MPT in mN (C). D-F display pain and DOMS-related dysfunction. Mean change ± SEM of pain at rest (A) and during movement (B) in cm VAS and maximum isometric voluntary force (C). Black lines with p-values indicate the post-hoc tests between two times in case that repeated measures ANOVA detected significant effects x time. No between group differences (i.e. sequence of sensory testings) could be observed (refer to the text).
Fig 2.
Displays the correlation between the change in PPT (in kg/cm2, with negative numbers indicating an increase in pressure pain) and the change in maximum pain intensity (in cm VAS, A) or MIVF (in N, B).
Fig 3.
A-D display the rating of pain perception on the short-form MQP. (A)-(C) shows the mean change ± SEM at baseline and 24, 48 and 72 hours after induction of DOMS of the Total (A), Sensory (B) and Affective (C) Pain Score. D lists the used descriptors ranging from not to strong at the 4 time points. Descriptors at baseline and after 24 hours were connected with lines for a better visualization. Black lines with p-values indicate the post-hoc tests between two times in case that repeated measures ANOVA detected significant effects x time. No between group differences (i.e. sequence of sensory testings) could be observed (refer to the text).