Table 1. Descriptive statistics and mean differences in the DS performance measures along with effect sizes and qualitative inferences.
| Performance measure |
Pre-stretching (mean± SD) |
Post-stretching (mean± SD) |
Mean difference (±90% C.I.) |
Effect size (±90% C.I.) |
Likelihood (%) of DS being beneficial/trivial/detrimental |
Qualitative Inference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoM at Maximum Plantarflexion (°) | 45.78 ± 6.95 | 48.04 ± 6.36 | +2.3 ±1.8 | +0.31 ±0.25 | 78/22/0 | Likely increase |
| RoM at Maximum Dorsiflexion (°) | 17.59 ± 6.00 | 19.09 ± 6.11 | +1.5 ±1.5 | +0.24 ±0.24 | 61/39/0 | Possibly increase |
| Total ankle ROM (°) | 64.86 ± 13.71 | 68.73 ±12.37 | +3.9 ±2.2 | +0.27 ±0.15 | 78/22/0 | Likely increase |
| SWS at Neutral (m/s) | 3.81 ± 0.82 | 4.20 ± 0.89 | +11.4 ±7.3 | +0.48 ±0.29 | 94/6/0 | Likely increase |
| SWS at Standing (m/s) |
4.12 ± 0.79 | 4.70 ± 0.16 | +16.0 ±8.1 | +0.74 ±0.35 | 99/1/0 | Very likely increase |
| SWS at Maximum Plantarflexion (m/s) | 2.34 ± 0.42 | 2.45 ± 0.40 | +4.9 ±6.0 | +0.28 ±0.33 | 66/33/0 | Possibly increase |
| SWS at Maximum Dorsiflexion (m/s) | 7.66 ± 1.26 | 6.66 ± 1.08 | -12.9 ±7.5 | -0.78 ±0.49 | 0/2/97 | Very likely decrease |
| Fascicle strain (%) [dorsiflexion] |
16.20 ± 11.67 | 14.21 ± 8.08 | -2.6 ±4.4 | -0.21 ±0.37 | 3/44/52 | Possibly decrease |
| Fascicle strain (%) [plantarflexion] |
-38.52 ± 13.04 | -35.78 ± 10.16 | +2.9 ±4.2 | +0.21 ±0.31 | 52/46/2 | Possibly decrease |
| Thickness at Neutral (mm) | 19.19 ± 3.41 | 19.79 ± 3.22 | +4.1 ±2.0 | +0.21 ±0.10 | 56/44/0 | Possibly increase |
Note. SWS at Neutral, Maximum Plantarflexion, Maximum Dorsiflexion, and Muscle Thickness are reported as log-transformed data. RoM, total RoM, and Fascicle Strain are reported as raw data. Only SWS was measured during standing.