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Table 1 Changes in subjective fatigue scores before and after pressure application over trigger points

From: Compression on trigger points in the leg muscle increases parasympathetic nervous activity based on heart rate variability

Subject (initials)

K.W.

H.S.

T.K.

O.K.

O.T.

W.K.

Mean ± SEM

PreM

3

1

1

2

2

2

1.83 ± 0.75

PostM

4

4

4

5

4

4

4.17 ± 0.41

  1. PreM, Before pressure application over TPs; PostM, after pressure application onto TPs; SEM, standard error of the mean
  2. Five-point scale: 5, “very fine”; 4, “fine”; 3, “OK (not tired)”; 2, “tired”; 1, “exhausted”