Descriptive data and statistical
outcomes are presented in
Tables 1 and 2. Statistical analyses identified a significantly
lower level of reported perceived pain at all postworkout
measurement times among the WBV group (p , 0.05).
No difference (p . 0.05) between groups existed at the
preworkout measurement time. The degree of attenuation of
pain with WBV ranged from 22–61% across the measurement
times. Perceived pain peaked at 24 hours in the WBV
group at 40/100, whereas the FLEX group pain peaked at
70/100 at 48 hours (Figure 7). The WBV pain levels had
nearly returned to baseline at 72 hours, whereas the FLEX
group pain was still significantly elevated (34/100). Thus, the
trend in perceived pain demonstrated that the WBV group
peaked at a much lower pain level within 24 hours of the