Table 1a. Force (N) during maximal voluntary isometric hand flexion in the PNF stretching and no-stretch conditions of both sides.

Condition	Bilateral right	Bilateral left	Unilateral right	Unilateral left
Pre-PNF force	416.2±3.3	385.7±13.3	413.7±21.4	420.8±8.4
Post-PNF force	345.0± 40.7*	322.3±68.0*	351.7±32.6*	344.4±60.4*

p<0.05, *: Significantly smaller than the no-stretch condition of the same side side