| |
Pre
|
Post
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Median
|
IQR
|
Median
|
IQR
|
|---|
|
Muscle architecture (n = 8)
|
|
Muscle thickness (cm)
|
1.62
|
1.45–1.67
|
1.68
|
1.49–1.83
|
0.08
|
|
Fascicle length (cm)
|
3.04
|
2.69–3.99
|
2.98
|
2.64–3.69
|
0.44
|
|
Pennation angle (°)
|
24.90
|
22.18–38.18
|
28.00
|
23.60–38.00
|
0.48
|
|
Walking function (n = 8)
|
|
Speed (m/s)
|
1.06
|
0.96–1.20
|
1.09
|
0.98–1.28
|
0.57
|
|
Angular velocity at push-off (°/s)
|
169
|
167.75–250.00
|
192.5
|
164.25–245.75
|
0.64
|
|
Active RoM (°)
|
27.2
|
24.65–28.18
|
24.45
|
22.00–26.95
|
0.50
|
|
Muscle strength (n = 6)
|
|
RFD 50 (Nm/s)
|
4.58
|
3.89–5.47
|
8.48
|
6.79–10.75
|
0.09
|
|
RFD 100 (Nm/s)
|
3.29
|
2.99–6.97
|
10.52
|
8.39–14.47
|
0.03
|
|
RFD 200 (Nm/s)
|
4.77
|
2.03–9.65
|
15.19
|
10.80–20.96
|
0.06
|
|
MVC (Nm)
|
19.42
|
15.29–22.88
|
21.10
|
20.11–24.69
|
0.03
|
- Bold indicates statistically significant differences between pre- and post-test
- m/s: metres per second; °/s: degrees per second; Nm/s: newton-metres per second; Nm: Newton meter; MVC: maximal voluntary contraction; RFD: rate of force development
