(b)
| MG mean (SD) | BWSTT group | CGT group | ||||
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| Affected | Unaffected | Affected | Unaffected | |||
| Pennation angle (°) | Rest | Before | 18.73 (3.44) | 19.74 (5.66) | 20.82 (6.44) | 19.35 (4.21) |
| After | 19.32 (3.86) | 21.35 (4.50) | 19.05 (6.70) | 22.27 (11.81) | ||
| MVC | Before | 26.75 (4.17) | 26.12 (5.65) | 27.48 (5.29) | 26.16 (7.09) | |
| After | 25.57 (4.26) | 30.45 (6.89) | 28.69 (7.31) | 26.68 (7.65) | ||
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| Muscle thickness (cm) | Rest | Before | 1.50 (0.21) | 1.60 (0.32) | 1.53 (0.31) | 1.65 (0.37) |
| After | 1.61 (0.26) | 1.64 (0.32) | 1.58 (0.36) | 1.65 (0.25) | ||
| MVC | Before | 1.59 (0.27) | 1.67 (0.27) | 1.66 (0.17) | 1.69 (0.24) | |
| After | 1.63 (0.27) | 1.66 (0.23) | 1.65 (0.24) | 1.67 (0.13) | ||
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| Fascicle length (cm) | Rest | Before | 4.66 (1.06) | 5.13 (1.17) | 4.65 (0.66) | 5.18 (1.12) |
| After | 5.23 (1.07)* | 5.15 (1.06) | 4.84 (0.93) | 5.10 (1.21) | ||
| MVC | Before | 3.76 (1.08) | 3.74 (1.18) | 3.74 (0.57) | 3.78 (1.0) | |
| After | 4.02 (4.14)* | 3.41 (1.04) | 3.54 (0.90) | 3.44 (0.73) | ||
SD: standard deviation.