Table 4.
Stabilometry and plantar pressure variables after bilateral intermittent and continuous stretching.
| Variable | Intermittent Group Posttest Values (n = 20) Mean ± SD (CI 95%) |
Continuous Group Posttest Values (n = 20) Mean ± SD (CI 95%) |
p-Value * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rearfoot maximum pressure (kPa) | 87.56 ± 22.77 (77.71–97.41) |
99.39 ± 18.76 (91.28–107.51) |
0.019 |
| Rearfoot medium pressure (kPa) | 33.84 ± 7.44 (30.62–37.06) |
37.19 ± 5.38 (34.86–39.51) |
0.105 |
| Rearfoot surface (cm2) | 81.86 ± 12.11 (76.62–87.10) |
83.54 ± 13.11 (77.87–89.21) |
0.703 |
| Midfoot maximum pressure (kPa) | 14.73 ± 13.98 (8.68–20.78) |
15.58 ± 14.85 (9.16–22.01) |
0.983 |
| Midfoot medium pressure (kPa) | 7.05 ± 6.55 (4.21–9.88) |
7.54 ± 6.22 (4.85–10.23) |
0.761 |
| Midfoot surface (cm2) | 20.78 ± 18.67 (12.70–28.85) |
20.56 ± 19.08 (12.31–28.81) |
0.957 |
| Forefoot maximum pressure (kPa) | 74.16 ± 15.62 (67.41–80.92) |
73.14 ± 15.38 (66.48–79.79) |
0.332 |
| Forefoot medium pressure (kPa) | 26.98 ± 4.29 (25.12–28.84) |
26.72 ± 6.73 (23.81–29.63) |
0.322 |
| Forefoot surface (cm2) | 105.23 ± 18.32) (97.31–113.16) |
97.36 ± 12.98 (91.75–102.98) |
0.038 |
| X displacement eyes open (mm) | 8.48 ± 5.23 (6.22–10.75) |
7.32 ± 4.89 (5.20–9.44) |
0.353 |
| Y displacement eyes open (mm) | 15.89 ± 8.39 (12.26–19.51) |
18.29 ± 10.84 (13.60–22.98) |
0.409 |
| Surface eyes open (mm2) | 6.34 ± 4.08 (4.57–8.10) |
11.02 ± 8.58 (7.31–14.74) |
0.031 |
| Medium speed of the laterolateral displacement. Eyes open (mm/s) | 1.19 ± 0.31 (1.05–1.32) |
1.35 ± 0.71 (1.04–1.66) |
0.910 |
| Medium speed of the anteroposterior displacement. Eyes open (mm/s) | 1.15 ± 0.65 (0.87–1.43) |
1.02 ± 0.57 (0.77–1.27) |
0.474 |
| X displacement eyes closed (mm) | 7.97 ± 5.86 (5.43–10.50) |
6.51 ± 4.09 (4.74–8.29) |
0.557 |
| Y displacement eyes closed (mm) | 15.54 ± 9.53 (11.42–19.66) |
16.90 ± 9.62 (12.74–21.06) |
0.640 |
| Surface eyes closed (mm2) | 18.24 ± 12.29 (12.93–23.56) |
23.17 ± 16.36 (16.09–30.24) |
0.167 |
| Medium speed of the laterolateral displacement. Eyes closed (mm/s) | 1.54 ± 0.47 (1.34–1.75) |
1.43 ± 0.85 (1.07–1.80) |
0.051 |
| Medium speed of the anteroposterior displacement. Eyes closed (mm/s) | 1.79 ± 0.87 (1.42–2.17) |
1.89 ± 2.31 (0.89–2.89) |
0.083 |
Abbreviation: kg (kilograms); cm (centimeters), cm2 (centimeters2); SD (standard deviation), CI 95% (confidence interval 95%). In all the analyses, p < 0.05 (with a 95% confidence interval) was considered statistically significant. p-values are from Mann–Whitney U test *.