Table 1. Effect of static stretching on shear modulus values of gastrocnemius and AT.
| Measurement parts |
Transducer location |
Pre-stretching
(kPa) |
Post-stretching
(kPa) |
Percentage change (%) |
Cohen’s d |
P values |
| MG |
Pro |
28.37±15.13 |
17.22±6.71 |
34.12±17.35 |
0.95 |
0.000 |
| Mid |
18.11±6.94 |
13.56±3.58 |
22.45±14.08 |
0.82 |
0.000 |
| Dis |
25.67±17.54 |
16.92±6.98 |
25.27±20.63 |
0.66 |
0.000 |
| LG |
Pro |
32.94±13.69 |
19.46±9.33 |
37.71±19.61 |
1.15 |
0.000 |
| Mid |
23.72±8.69 |
15.77±5.51 |
30.47±16.80 |
1.09 |
0.000 |
| Dis |
22.18±10.98 |
16.59±6.98 |
22.13±11.38 |
0.61 |
0.000 |
| AT |
0cm |
430.56±53.25 |
512.15±64.14 |
19.53±12.94 |
-1.38 |
0.000 |
| 3cm |
400.14±50.49 |
465.32±56.90 |
17.01±13.01 |
-1.21 |
0.000 |
| 6cm |
396.81±65.34 |
487.06±55.50 |
25.73±20.72 |
-1.49 |
0.000 |
Pro: Proximal, Mid: middle, Dis: distal.
