Table 1.
Range of motion, circumference of the lower leg, jump height, T2 signal intensity, and T2 relaxation time within the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle (MGM), total volume of intramuscular edema within the MGM, subjective pain at rest and while climbing stairs of the non-compressed and compressed lower leg before (baseline, T0) and 6 h (T1) and 48 h (T2) after plyometric and eccentric training. p values < 0.05 are bolded.
| Non-Compression | Compression | Non-Compression vs. Compression | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (t0) | 6 h (t1) | 48 h (t2) | p Value (t0/t1) | p Value (t0/t2) | Baseline | 6 h | 48 h | p Value (t0/t1) | p Value (t0/t2) | p Value (t0/t0) | p Value (t1/t1) | p Value (t2/t2) | |
| ROM (°) | 38.0 ± 5.9 | 36.1 ± 7.9 | 33.2 ± 8.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 38.6 ± 6.8 | 37.4 ±8.7 | 32.4 ± 8.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Circumference (cm) | 36.9 ± 2.4 | 36.7 ± 2.4 | 37.3 ± 2.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 36.7 ± 2.4 | 36.4 ± 2.4 | 37.4 ± 2.5 | 1.00 | 0.182 | 1.00 | 0.693 | 1.00 |
| Jump Height (cm) | 8.1 ± 2.0 | 8.2 ± 2.3 | 6.8 ± 2.2 | 1.00 | 0.027 | 8.5 ± 2.2 | 8.0 ± 2.5 | 6.6 ± 1.7 | 1.00 | 0.008 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| T2 signal intensity | 30.5 ± 10.2 | 36.7 ± 14.5 | 76.2 ± 49.3 | 1.00 | 0.011 | 28.5 ± 13.1 | 32.4 ± 13.4 | 83.1 ± 70.2 | 1.00 | 0.005 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| T2 relaxation time (ms) | 36.3 ± 3.3 | 39.1 ± 5.8 | 54.9 ± 23.8 | 1.00 | 0.007 | 36.3 ± 3.9 | 38.4 ± 5.5 | 57.7 ± 27.9 | 1.00 | <0.001 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Volume of edema (mL) | 12.1 ± 8.9 | 17.8 ± 11.0 | 106.4 ± 108.9 | 1.00 | 0.003 | 15.4 ± 13.0 | 18.3 ± 20.9 | 117.9 ± 135.0 | 1.00 | 0.025 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Pain at rest | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.4 ± 0.9 | 1.0 ± 1.5 | 1.00 | 0.223 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.7 ± 1.2 | 1.00 | 0.272 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Pain at climbing stairs | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 1.0 ± 1.1 | 4.8 ± 2.0 | 0.223 | <0.001 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.8 ± 0.9 | 4.7 ± 2.3 | 1.00 | <0.001 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |