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.
Standing
LC
MC
p 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.