Table 1.

Gastrocnemius fiber-type CSA in response to massage

	WB	WBM	HS7	HSM	WBM-L	HSM-L
Type I	2133 ± 191	2296 ± 211	1786 ± 92	1820 ± 71	2251 ± 117	1777 ± 109
Type IIA	2095 ± 217	2143 ± 193	1584 ± 150	1766 ± 184	2052 ± 143	1729 ± 171
Type IIX	3386 ± 134	3379 ± 254	2480 ± 96	2582 ± 182	2840 ± 151*	2572 ± 204
Type IIB	4070 ± 291	4156 ± 234	3327 ± 189	3708 ± 177	3860 ± 119	2870 ± 147
Hybrid	2136 ± 172	1991 ± 113	1786 ± 111	1878 ± 93	1801 ± 103	1840 ± 181

Cross-sectional area (CSA, μm²) for individual fiber types for WB (n = 7), WB massaged limb WBM (n = 8), HS for 7 days HS7 (n = 8), HS massaged limb HSM (n = 9), WB non-massaged contralateral limb WBM-L (n = 8), and HS non-massaged contralateral limb HSM-L (n = 8). Two-tailed independent sample t tests between the respective control (WB or HS7) and either the massaged limb (WBM or HSM) or contralateral non-massaged limb (WBM-L or HSM-L) were used to determine statistical significance. Values are mean ± SEM. Significance is assumed at p < 0.05

*Significant difference from WB