Table 2 Immediate effects of wearing the sleeve: cross-over trial (n = 31)
| Â | Unsleeved Condition | Sleeved Condition | Between side comparison (unsleeved) | Between condition comparison, injured side | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uninjured side | Injured side | Injured side | Mean Difference (95%CI) | p-value | Mean Difference (95%CI) | p-value | |
Knee flexion angle at initial contact (°) | 9.5 (5.3) | 11.0 (4.9) | 13.5 (4.9) | 1.4 (-0.5, 3.3) | 0.148 | 2.7 (1.3, 4.1) |  < 0.001 |
Knee peak flexion angle (°) | 46.2 (6.4) | 42.5 (5.7) | 45.4 (7.1) | -3.9 (-5.7, -2.0) |  < 0.001 | 3.0 (1.2, 4.9) | 0.001 |
Knee flexion/ extension excursion (°) | 36.7 (5.1) | 31.4 (4.4) | 31.9 (6.7) | -5.3 (-7.6, -2.9) |  < 0.001 | 0.4 (-1.3, 2.0) | 0.673 |
Knee peak external flexion moment (Nm/BW.ht) | 0.114 (0.029) | 0.087 (0.028) | 0.093 (0.030) | -0.027 (-0.037, -0.017) |  < 0.001 | 0.007 (0.002, 0.011) | 0.005 |
Stance duration (ms) | 380 (79) | 376 (68) | 395 (85) | -4 (-31, 22) | 0.751 | 19 (-5, 43) | 0.127 |