Table 1.
Functional and viscoelastometric measurements.
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Injured | Healthy | Injured | Healthy | Injured | Healthy | Injured | Healthy |
| Pain (AU) | 2.57 (0.48) | 1.40 (0.24) | 1.29 (0.18) | 1.40 (0.25) | 1.43 (0.43) | 1.40 (0.40) | 1.07 (0.07) | 1.04 (0.04) |
| MVIC (kg) | 38.6 (5.35) | 41.6 (6.08) | 40.5 (5.01) | 41.7 (5.91) | 44.8 (4.90) | 43.9 (6.22) | 46.1 (4.34) | 44.5 (5.78) |
| Tone (Hz) | 32.2 (0.77) | 33.3 (0.75) | 33.0 (0.65) | 33.1 (0.68) | 33.0 (0.71) | 32.8 (0.89) | 32.9 (0.73) | 32.7 (0.91) |
| Stiffness (N/m) | 872 (29.1) | 935 (35.6) | 886 (22.4) | 909 (31.9) | 895 (28.1) | 907 (39.6) | 895 (25.3) | 916 (30.1) |
Mean (standard deviation) of pain, maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC), frequency, and stiffness measured on injure and healthy tendons at different times: T0 (baseline), T1 (15d), T2 (30d), and T3 (45d).