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Table 1 Soleus H- and M-Wave data in control subjects and patients

From: Recruitment curve of the soleus H-reflex in chronic back pain and lumbosacral radiculopathy

 

Control subjects

Patients

H-threshold (mA)

8.1 (3.0)

9.5 (5.0)

M-threshold (mA)

13.5 (5.4)

13.9 (7.6)

H-threshold (1 x MTh)

0.6 (0.06)

0.68 (0.1)*

M-Value at 1.5 x MTh (mA)

20.7 (9.5)

20.4 (12)

H-Treshold (1.5 x MTh)

0.42 (0.09)

0.49 (0.1)*

H-size at 1 x MTh (% of Mx)

45 (15)

49 (17) Group 1

  

33 (18)* Group 2

H-size at 1.5 x MTh (% of Mx)

25 (13)

26 (15)

M-size at 1.5 x MTh (% of Mx)

53 (17)

56 (16)

  1. The figures are the mean and one standard deviation (in brackets). Asterisks denote statistically significant differences between control subjects and patients.Abbreviations: MTh = Motor Threshold; x = times; Mx = Maximal motor response;