Table 1 Angular displacement (degrees) at each of three applied ankle dorsiflexion torques, and stiffness coefficients between 0.1 and 0.2 Nm · kg−1 measured in knee extended and flexed positions (mean (SD))
Knee extended | Knee flexed | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.1 Nm.kg−1 | 0.15 Nm.kg−1 | 0.2 Nm.kg−1 | Stiffness coefficient (k) | 0.1 Nm.kg−1 | 0.15 Nm.kg−1 | 0.2 Nm.kg−1 | Stiffness coefficient (k) | ||
Pre-treatment | Heat pack | 4.4 [5.7] | 10.6 [5.9] | 19.0 [6.3] | 21.0 [3.7] | 14.3 [5.7] | 22.0 [6.3] | 31.4 [6.9] | 23.1 [4.4] |
Heat control | 3.8 [5.8] | 10.2 [6.1] | 19.3 [6.6] | 21.6 [6.4] | 13.6 [5.3] | 21.7 [5.5] | 31.8 [6.8] | 23.5 [6.4] | |
Massage | 3.6 [5.7] | 10.1 [5.9] | 19.1 [7.1] | 21.9 [5.5] | 13.4 [6.6] | 21.2 [6.0] | 30.9 [5.9] | 24.3 [6.5] | |
Massage control | 3.6 [6.2] | 9.7 [6.5] | 18.3 [6.9] | 21.4 [2.9] | 14.4 [7.3] | 21.6 [7.5] | 30.6 [7.2] | 23.4 [3.3] | |
Post-treatment | Heat pack | 5.4 [5.5] | 11.5 [5.4] | 19.7 [5.9] | 21.6 [3.7] | 13.7 [6.9] | 21.4 [7.2] | 30.7 [7.6] | 23.7 [4.2] |
Heat control | 4.1 [5.2] | 10.6 [5.5] | 19.3 [6.5] | 21.7 [6.0] | 13.6 [5.9] | 21.5 [6.0] | 31.3 [7.0] | 24.1 [6.8] | |
Massage | 4.4 [5.9] | 11.0 [6.1] | 19.7 [7.7] | 22.6 [5.9] | 14.0 [7.0] | 22.2 [7.0] | 32.2 [7.5] | 24.2 [6.8] | |
Massage control | 4.5 [5.8] | 10.6 [6.0] | 19.1 [6.6] | 21.7 [3.5] | 14.3 [7.3] | 21.8 [7.3] | 30.8 [6.8] | 23.6 [3.6] | |
30’ post treatment | Heat pack | 4.4 [5.3] | 10.5 [5.4] | 18.8 [5.9] | 21.2 [3.7] | 14.5 [6.6] | 22.0 [7.1] | 31.1 [7..6] | 23.5 [4.6] |
Heat control | 4.3 [5.3] | 10.6 [5.9] | 19.4 [6.7] | 21.8 [5.9] | 14.2 [5.9] | 21.9 [6.1] | 31.5 [7.0] | 23.9 [6.7] | |
Massage | 3.8 [6.6] | 10.4 [7.1] | 19.1 [8.3] | 22.3 [6.8] | 13.3 [6.6] | 21.7 [6.7] | 31.6 [7.5] | 24.0 [6.7] | |
Massage control | 4.4 [5.7] | 10.5 [6.0] | 18.8 [6.7] | 21.5 [3.7] | 14.6 [6.9] | 22.1 [7.2] | 30.9 [7.4] | 23.7 [4.4] | |