Table 3.
Biceps femoris long head morphology parameters and pre- and post-test.
| Isokinetic | Nordic hamstring | Control | Interaction (group × time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-test | Δ(post–pre) | Pre-test | Δ(post–pre) | Pre-test | Δ(post–pre) | F(2;27) | P-Value | η2p-Value | |
| aCSA 25% (cm2) | 6.4 ± 1.9 | 0.2 ± 0.5 | 6.1 ± 1.9 | 0.3 ± 0.4 | 4.5 ± 1.7 | 0.1 ± 0.7 | 0.225 | 0.800 | 0.016 |
| MT 50% (mm) | 33.2 ± 6.2 | 0.2 ± 0.8 | 30.0 ± 5.0 | 1.2 ± 1.7 | 28.4 ± 4.8 | 0.2 ± 1.1 | 1.886 | 0.171 | 0.123 |
| MT 75% (mm) | 28.5 ± 5.3 | 0.4 ± 0.8 | 27.7 ± 4.5 | − 0.1 ± 1.7 | 29.0 ± 2.8 | 0.2 ± 1.3 | 0.285 | 0.754 | 0.021 |
| PA 50% (°) | 11.8 ± 2.6 | − 0.2 ± 1.1 | 12.2 ± 1.4 | − 0.7 ± 1.6 | 11.8 ± 1.5 | 0.1 ± 1.4 | 2.036 | 0.150 | 0.131 |
| BFlh FL 50% (mm) | 117.4 ± 26.1 | 0.5 ± 0.7 | 118.1 ± 15.2 | − 0.1 ± 1.3 | 110.4 ± 19.9 | 0.4 ± 1.3 | 0.820 | 0.451 | 0.057 |
MT, muscle thickness; aCSA, anatomical cross-sectional area; PA, pennation angle; BFlh, biceps femoris long head; FL, fascicle length.