Table 2.
Elongation, passive torque, stiffness, strain of the VL tendon and aponeurosis, and angle range of the knee joint during passive resistive trials
| Group: PASS | 15 s (n = 8) | 60 s (n = 10) | CG (n = 11) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
| Elongation (cm) | 0.84 ± 0.21 | 0.88 ± 0.27 | 0.94 ± 0.29 | 0.98 ± 0.24 | 0.83 ± 0.32 | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
| Moment (N m) | 10.8 ± 2.7 | 10.8 ± 2.8 | 11.4 ± 2.8 | 11.0 ± 2.5 | 9.8 ± 2.4 | 10.4 ± 2.3 |
| Stiffness (Nm/cm) | 12.6 ± 2.7 | 12.1 ± 2.4 | 12.2 ± 3 | 11.3 ± 2.2 | 12.5 ± 2.5 | 12.5 ± 2.5 |
| Strain (%) | 2.21 ± 0.64 | 2.28 ± 0.73 | 2.50 ± 0.81 | 2.45 ± 0.58 | 2.2 ± 1.43 | 2.22 ± 0.93 |
| Knee angle range (°) | 25.2 ± 3.8 | 25.0 ± 4.6 | 27.2 ± 4.5 | 26.6 ± 3.7 | 23.3 ± 3.8 | 23.4 ± 3.6 |
Presented are the three intervention groups and the pre–post test. Values are presented as mean ± SD