BioMed Research International

Research Article

Office-Cycling: A Promising Way to Raise Pain Thresholds and Increase Metabolism with Minimal Compromising of Work Performance

Table 4

Median (IQR) thermal pain thresholds (TPT) for the test sites neck and thenar muscle as well as difference in TPT between the preactivity measurement and the two postactivity measurements. p values for nonparametric comparisons between conditions.
 StandingLCMCp value
Neck     
Cold preactivity
Included participants, (excluded, ) 
Cold difference, before-after
Cold difference 30 min after activity and before activity
Neck    
Heat before activity
Included participants, (excluded, ) 
Heat difference, before-after
Heat difference 30 min after activity and before activity
Thenar muscle    
Cold before activity
Included participants, (excluded, ) 
Cold difference, before-after
Cold difference 30 min after activity and before activity
Thenar muscle    
Heat before activity
Included participants, (excluded, ) 
Heat difference, before-after
Heat difference 30 min after activity and before activity
IQR = interquartile range, TPT = thermal pain threshold, LC = low intensity cycling, and MC = moderate intensity cycling.