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Table 1 Electromechanical delay reliablity indices

From: Between-day reliability of electromechanical delay of selected neck muscles during performance of maximal isometric efforts

 

Muscle

D1 Mean (SD)

D2 Mean (SD)

Diff (95% CI)

SEM (95% CI)

ICC3,3 (95% CI)

SDD

Ext

R SpL

-31.0 (4.3)

-32.8 (6.8)

-1.8 (-3.9 to 0.4)

3.4 (2.6 to 4.8)

0.79 (0.49 to 0.91)

9.9

 

R TRP

-37.4 (3.8)

-38.7 (2.7)

-1.3(-2.9 to 0.3)

2.5 (1.9 to 3.6)

0.59 (0.01 to 0.83)

7.3

 

R SCM

3.3 (3.7)

3.0 (3.3)

-0.3 (-2.1 to 1.5)

2.8 (2.2 to 4.1)

0.52 (-0.19 to 0.80)

8.3

 

L SpL

-33.1 (5.8)

-35.5 (6.1)

-2.4 (-4.9 to 0.2)

4.0 (3.0 to 5.7)

0.71 (0.29 to 0.88)

11.7

 

L TRP

-38.3 (4.5)

-39.4 (4.5)

-1.1 (-3.0 to 0.9)

3.0 (2.3 to 4.3)

0.71 (0.29 to 0.88)

8.9

 

L SCM

2.2 (5.5)

1.4 (5.0)

0.8 (-2.9 to 1.3)

3.3 (2.5 to 4.8)

0.74 (0.38 to 0.89)

9.8

Flex

R SpL

-32.8 (4.8)

-32.3 (4.2)

0.5 (-2.2 to 3.2)

4.2 (3.2 to 6.0)

0.23 (-0.88 to 0.68)

12.3

 

R TRP

12.0(6.4)

13.9 (5.9)

1.8 (-0.9 to 4.6)

4.2 (5.2 to 6.1)

0.69 (0.25 to 0.87)

12.4

 

R SCM

-70.6 (4.9)

-72.0 (4.4)

-1.5 (-4.4 to 1.1)

4.0 (3.0 to 5.7)

0.41(-0.44 to 0.76)

11.7

 

L SpL

-30.2 (4.6)

-30.8 (4.8)

-0.6 (-2.7 to 1.6)

3.4 (2.6 to 4.9)

0.66 (0.17 to 0.86)

9.9

 

L TRP

9.6 (4.4)

8.4 (5.3)

-1.2 (-3.5 to 1.1)

3.6 (2.7 to 5.1)

0.64 (0.11 to 0.85)

10.5

 

L SCM

-69.8 (5.4)

-69.5 (5.0)

0.3 (-2.4 to 3.0)

4.2 (3.2 to 6.0)

0.52 (-0.17 to 0.80)

12.3

Prot

R SpL

-27.5 (9.9)

-27.9 (11.8)

-0.4 (-6.0 to 5.1)

8.6 (6.6 to 12.5)

0.54 (-0.12 to 0.86)

25.4

 

R TRP

17.1 (10.8)

20.1 (12.5)

3.0 (-2.9 to 8.9)

9.2 (7.0 to 13.2)

0.77 (0.43 to 0.91)

27.0

 

R SCM

-67.8 (13.9)

-66.4 (16.2)

1.4 (-6.3 to 9.2)

12.0 (9.2 to 17.4)

0.54 (-0.14 to 0.81)

35.5

 

L SpL

-26.7 (12.3)

-27.9 (18.1)

-1.2 (-7.7 to 5.3)

10.1 (7.7 to 14.6)

0.73 (0.34 to 0.89)

29.8

 

L TRP

18.2 (10.4)

18.0 (11.9)

-0.2 (-6.7 to 6.2)

10.0 (7.7 to 14.4)

0.32 (-0.66 to 0.72)

29.5

 

L SCM

-68.1 (11.0)

-64.2 (13.6)

3.9 (-3.3 to 11.2)

11.3 (8.6 to 16.3)

0.31 (-0.68 to 0.72)

33.2

LLB

R SpL

18.8 (4.1)

19.5 (5.5)

0.7 (-1.9 to 3.4)

4.1 (3.1 to 5.9)

0.46 (-0.33 to 0.78)

12.0

 

R TRP

-20.2 (4.9)

-19.8 (5.3)

0.4 (-2.2 to 2.9)

3.9 (3.0 to 5.6)

0.59 (-0.01 to 0.83)

11.5

 

R SCM

0.7 (5.6)

1.3 (4.3)

0.5 (-2.1 to 3.1)

4.0 (3.1 to 5.8)

0.51 (-0.19 to 0.80)

11.9

 

L SpL

-63.0 (6.0)

-62.2 (5.8)

0.8 (-2.0 to 3.6)

4.4 (3.4 to 6.3)

0.61 (0.05 to 0.84)

12.9

 

L TRP

-43.8 (5.8)

-42.7 (4.3)

1.1 (-1.2 to 3.5)

3.7 (2.8 to 5.3)

0.64 (0.11 to 0.85)

10.9

 

L SCM

-58.8 (6.0)

-56.4 (6.0)

2.5 (-0.2 to 5.1)

4.2 (3.2 to 6.0)

0.68 (0.22 to 0.87)

12.3

RLB

R SpL

-61.4 (5.2)

-59.6 (3.3)

1.8 (-0.6 to 4.2)

3.8 (2.9 to 5.5)

0.39 (-0.48 to 0.75)

11.1

 

R TRP

-38.0 (4.6)

-39.7(5.3)

-1.7 (-4.0 to 0.6)

3.5 (2.7 to 5.1)

0.65 (0.15 to 0.86)

10.4

 

R SCM

-62.9 (6.5)

-63.2 (6.3)

-0.3 (-3.4 to 2.8)

4.8 (3.6 to 6.9)

0.61 (0.05 to 0.84)

14.0

 

L SpL

28.9 (6.7

29.8 (5.6)

1.0 (-1.7 to 3.6)

4.1 (3.2 to 6.0)

0.71 (0.28 to 0.89)

12.2

 

L TRP

-18.5 (6.9)

-16.9 (6.1)

1.6 (-1.2 to 4.5)

4.4 (3.4 to 6.4)

0.70 (0.27 to 0.88)

13.0

 

L SCM

2.3 (5.2)

1.4 (5.0)

-0.9 (-3.4 to 1.5)

3.8 (2.9 to 5.5)

0.60 (0.02 to 0.83)

11.3

  1. Ext = Extension, Flex = Flexion, Prot = Protraction, LLB = Left lateral bending, RLB = Right lateral bending,
  2. SpL = Splenius Capitis, TRP = Upper Trapezius, SCM = Sternocleidomastoid.
  3. D1 = Day 1, D2 = Day 2, SD = Standard deviation, Difference = Difference between means,
  4. CI = Confidence intervals, ICC = Intraclass correlation coefficient, SDD = Smallest detectable difference (ms)