Table 3.

Comparisons of ankle dorsiflexion strength measured pre, post, 2 weeks post, and 3 weeks post 8-week interventions.^a

Leg	Pre	Post	Post 2 wk	Post 3 wk
R	241.9 ± 6.97	277.0 ± 5.69**	271.8 ± 5.27**	268.2 ± 4.55*
L	229.1 ± 7.40	282.4 ± 4.78**	266.3 ± 4.99**	257.8 ± 3.70**,***
Combined	235.5 ± 5.09	279.7 ± 3.72**	269.0 ± 3.63**	263.0 ± 2.94**,***

Data are presented as mean ± SD in Newton.

*p < 0.05, compared with pre.

**p < 0.01, compared with pre.

***p < 0.01, compared with post.

L = left; R = right; SD = standard deviation.

^aThere were no significant interactions for Treatment by Group and Treatment by Leg. Therefore, the strength values of the four groups were combined for each time point to demonstrate the effect of Treatment.