Table 2.

Increase in hamstring flexibility (cm) for each time interval and increase in dorsiflexion of ankle for each group (mean (95% CI)).

	Sit-and-Reach Test. Increase in Hamstring Flexibility				Lunge Test. Increase in Ankle Dorsiflexion		Gain vs. Perception of Physical Effort
Group	0–30 s	0–2 min	0–5 min	0–10 min	Right	Left	Effort, Mean (SD)
Control group	0.56 (−0.31; 1.45)	1.23 (0.29; 2.17)	1.07 (−0.21; 2.34)	2.93 (0.28;5.58)	0.13 (−0.36; 0.63)	0.14 (−0.30; 0.57)
Intervention groups	1.23 (0.82; 1.65)	2.78 (2.24; 3.31)	3.68 (2.98; 4.38)	5.22 (4.39; 6.05)	0.64 (0.42; 0.86)	0.66 (0.45; 0.86)
Plantar fascia	2.10 (0.73; 3.46)	3.83 (2.26; 5.40)	4.27 (2.45; 6.08)	5.47 (3.38; 7.55)	1.23 (0.38; 2.08)	1.03 (0.41; 1.65)	1.4 (1.7)
Posterior part of the sural fascia	2.15 (1.12; 3.18)	3.71 (2.59; 4.84)	5.25 (3.81; 6.69)	6.56 (4.51; 8.61)	0.75 (0.24; 1.26)	0.78 (0.11; 1.46)	3.1 (0.7)
Posterior part of the crural fascia	0.55 (−0.003; 1.11)	2.69 (1.43; 3.95)	4.31 (2.72; 5.89)	5.97 (4.22; 7.72)	0.86 (0.43; 1.28)	0.94 (0.54; 1.35)	2.1 (0.7)
Thoracolumbar fasciae and erector muscles	1.73 (0.83; 2.63)	3.23 (1.83; 4.63)	4.13 (1.90; 6.36)	6.07 (4.22; 7.91)	0.43 (−0.13; 0.99)	0.23 (−0.12; 0.59)	1.2 (0.8)
Epicranial aponeurosis	0.37 (−1.03; 1.76)	1.93 (0.25; 3.62)	2.83 (0.79; 4.86)	4.07 (1.62; 5.91)	0.37 (−0.12; 0.86)	0.77 (0.16; 1.37)	0.8 (1.0)

Bold: mean statistically significantly different from baseline.