Research Article

Impact of Lockdown during COVID-19 Pandemic on Central Activation, Muscle Activity, Contractile Function, and Spasticity in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Table 3

Comparison pre-post effect on spasticity.

SpasticityPre ()Post ()Effect size95% CI for Cohen’s
LowerUpper

Right legFirst swing excursion (°)1.9100.0750.477-0.0480.989
Number of oscillations ()2.0430.0590.511-0.0191.025
Duration of oscillations (s)2.2710.0380.5680.0301.089
Relaxation index-1.5630.139-0.391-0.8930.125
Left legFirst swing excursion (°)2.4480.0270.6120.0681.139
Number of oscillations ()1.1800.2560.295-0.2110.791
Duration of oscillations (s)1.7250.1050.431-0.0890.938
Relaxation index3.9670.0010.992-1.584-0.378

Values are . SD: standard deviation.