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Table 1 Descriptive outcomes: temperature

From: Thermal and non-thermal effects off capacitive-resistive electric transfer application on the Achilles tendon and musculotendinous junction of the gastrocnemius muscle: a cadaveric study

  

Baseline

1 min

2 min

3 min

4 min

5 min

5 min

post-application

Superficial

HPC

21.08 ± 0.68

30.13 ± 4.67

33.69 ± 4.91

35.27 ± 3.62

39.52 ± 4.02

39.63 ± 5.08

28.80 ± 3.02

LPC

21.38 ± 1.18

24.32 ± 0.93

25.46 ± 1.22

25.72 ± 1.20

26.28 ± 1.26

26.70 ± 0.72

22.30 ± 0.61

HPR

20.71 ± 1.14

23.63 ± 1.52

24.20 ± 1.10

25.37 ± 1.25

25.02 ± 1.64

26.14 ± 1.90

23.68 ± 0.93

LPR

21.66 ± 1.25

21.90 ± 1.25

21.97 ± 1.10

21.86 ± 1.20

22.12 ± 1.39

21.88 ± 0.87

20.83 ± 1.00

Achilles tendon

HPC

23.99 ± 1.81

35.45 ± 7.00

35.30 ± 6.40

35.60 ± 6.80

36.33 ± 8.50

36.56 ± 7.79

26.37 ± 1.42

LPC

23.47 ± 1.67

26.13 ± 2.08

26.52 ± 2.55

26.70 ± 2.55

26.98 ± 2.08

27.58 ± 2.73

25.34 ± 0.88

HPR

23.97 ± 0.85

47.33 ± 6.65

47.86 ± 5.20

48.57 ± 6.24

49.18 ± 6.32

50.27 ± 6.95

28.11 ± 1.41

LPR

23.21 ± 1.52

28.33 ± 1.87

28.78 ± 1.79

29.32 ± 1.98

29.60 ± 1.82

29.68 ± 1.87

25.08 ± 0.56

Musculotendinous junction

HPC

19.62 ± 1.98

24.04 ± 4.32

25.45 ± 3.96

25.97 ± 4.19

26.80 ± 4.69

27.33 ± 4.78

22.06 ± 2.33

LPC

20.03 ± 1.36

21.59 ± 1.85

21.81 ± 1.91

21.99 ± 1.94

22.11 ± 1.91

22.29 ± 1.99

21.06 ± 1.19

HPR

19.51 ± 1.58

30.30 ± 5.80

32.19 ± 6.09

33.06 ± 6.33

35.29 ± 7.19

35.15 ± 7.24

23.91 ± 2.01

LPR

20.33 ± 2.62

21.19 ± 1.66

21.57 ± 1.74

21.80 ± 1.76

22.14 ± 1.87

22.42 ± 1.95

20.81 ± 0.93

  1. HPC high-power capacitive, LPC low-power capacitive, HPR high-power resistive, LPR low-power resistive.