Table 1 Muscle temperature variation (T peak -T vally ) during microwave treatment
Groups | Temperature gaps (°C) (mean ± SD) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control group | Treatment group | |||
20 w | Deep muscles | 0.83 ± 0.12 | 0.93 ± 0.10 | 1.00 |
Superficial muscles | 0.83 ± 0.17 | 0.83 ± 0.21 | 1.00 | |
30 w | Deep muscles | 3.80 ± 0.30 | 4.00 ± 0.21 | 0.27 |
Superficial muscles | 3.67 ± 0.21 | 3.87 ± 0.29 | 0.78 | |
40 w | Deep muscles | 3.70 ± 0.31 | 4.50 ± 0.21 | 0.07 |
Superficial muscles | 3.70 ± 0.50 | 4.03 ± 0.55 | 0.17 | |
50 w | Deep muscles | 4.73 ± 0.20 | 5.63 ± 0.35 | 0.037* |
Superficial muscles | 4.00 ± 0.81 | 4.40 ± 0.24 | 0.93 | |
60 w | Deep muscles | 5.33 ± 0.21 | 8.10 ± 0.36 | <0.01* |
Superficial muscles | 5.23 ± 0.21 | 5.80 ± 0.17 | 0.013* | |