Table 1. Changes in range of motion, passive torque at the onset of pain, and passive stiffness before and after dynamic stretching. Values are expressed as median (interquartile range).
Condition
Outcome measure PRE POST0 POST15 POST30 POST45 POST60 POST75 POST90
Experimental group (n = 12)
ROM (°) 84.9
(77.5–90.0)
92.5*
(86.0–97.4)
94.0*
(86.0–98.9)
91.9*
(85.7–99.6)
91.5*
(85.5–98.9)
91.0*
(83.7–96.9)
90.5*
(84.7–95.2)
89.4*
(85.4–95.4)
PT at the onset of pain (Nm) 27.9
(24.5–35.7)
33.6*
(26.5–41.5)
32.5*
(26.4–41.3)
30.7
(25.8–36.0)
30.7
(25.6–38.6)
30.6
(25.4–36.4)
30.0
(23.7–38.1)
29.8
(25.0–36.8)
Passive stiffness (Nm/°) .388
(.336–.491)
.372*
(.296–.447)
.344*
(.290–.435)
.337*
(.290–.377)
.335*
(.284–.403)
.324*
(.306–.426)
.329*
(.276–.423)
.336*
(.287–.387)
Control group (n = 12)
ROM (°) 82.8
(81.0–89.6)
84.9
(79.7–92.0)
82.9
(80.7–91.8)
82.5
(81.0–91.1)
83.5
(81.7–91.9)
83.9
(81.7–91.8)
84.4
(82.5–90.4)
83.5
(81.7–91.1)
PT at the onset of pain (Nm) 24.8
(22.1–32.4)
23.9
(22.9–33.1)
25.1
(22.1–30.8)
23.9
(22.3–30.7)
23.9
(21.9–32.8)
23.7
(22.5–31.8)
24.4
(21.8–31.8)
23.9
(22.2–31.2)
Passive stiffness (Nm/°) .366
(.290–.410)
.351
(.299–.422)
.358
(.274–.410)
.342
(.285–.404)
.340
(.279–.410)
.332
(.284–.411)
.330
(.280–.401)
.320
(.279–.403)
ROM, range of motion; PT, passive torque; PRE, before stretching; POST, after stretching. The asterisk indicates a significant (p < 0.05) difference value.