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. 2021 Jun 29;57(5):485–493. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0416.20

Table 1.

Hamstrings Flexibility, Stiffness, and Active Knee-Joint Position Sense Before and After Foam Rolling and Neurodynamic Gliding, Mean ± SD

Technique
Passive Stiffness During Maximal Knee-Extension Range of Motion, N·m/°
Hip-Flexion Angle During Passive-Resistance Straight-Leg Raise Test, °
Knee Range of Motion, °
Peak Passive-Resistance Torque, N·m
Average Absolute Error for Active Knee-Joint Position Sense, °
Between 50% and 80%
Between 85% and 95%
Foam rolling
 Baseline 0.80 ± 0.22 1.31 ± 0.43 71 ± 6 63 ± 15 42 ± 15 4.7 ± 2.8
 Immediately after 0.82 ± 0.25 1.36 ± 0.48 77 ± 6b 63 ± 17 44 ± 18 5.3 ± 3.5
Neurodynamic gliding
 Baseline 0.82 ± 0.16 1.32 ± 0.31 71 ± 5 64 ± 17 42 ± 13 5.5 ± 2.7
 Immediately after 0.91 ± 0.21 1.59 ± 0.44a 77 ± 6b 73 ± 20a 54 ± 20a 5.7 ± 5.0
a

Different from baseline (P < .05).

b

Different from baseline (P < .01).