Table 4. Values for ΔMTJ displacement, MTJ angle, RTE of medial gastrocnemius muscle according to each stretching condition. Data are means (±SD).
Variable Angle (deg) Condition Effect Size Observed Power
Control SS CS P-value
MTJ displacement (mm) 0 3.77 (2.04 4.77 (1.48) 5.06 (2.12 SS > Control †  0.34 0.71
10 8.28 (1.78) 9.85 (1.26) 9.79 (1.60 SS > Control † † 
CS > Control † 
0.52 0.96
20 12.07(1.78) 14.07 (1.55) 13.39 (1.70) SS > Control † † 
CS > Control † 
0.53 0.97
MTJ angle (°) 0 10.32 (2.30) 9.35 (2.05) 10.25 (2.16) Control > CS > SS † †  0.93 1.00
10 8.37 (1.78) 7.63 (1.67) 9.38 (2.35) CS, Control > SS † †  0.53 0.97
20 7.03 (1.59) 6.12 (1.51) 8.43 (1.96) CS > Control > SS † †  0.77 1.00
RTE (muscle / coupler) 0 21.95 (3.07) 24.78 (3.23) 24.01 (3.06) SS > Control † † 
CS > Control † † 
0.75 1.00
10 8.34 (2.16) 11.62 (3.03) 10.51 (2.59) SS > CS > Control † †  0.77 1.00
20 1.90 (.55) 3.29 (0.93) 2.69 (0.96) SS > CS > Control † †  0.78 1.00
Muscle-Tendon Junction (MTJ) displacement, MTJ angle, and Real-time tissue elastgraphy (RTE) after each stretching condition. Significant changes in MTJ angle (0°, 10°, 20°) and RTE (0°, 10°, 20°) were found after Static Stretching (SS) stretching compared with and cyclic stretching (CS). There were no significant differences in MTJ displacement between SS and CS.†  Indicates a significant difference in each condition (p < 0.05).† †  Indicates a significant difference after SS compared with CS (p < 0.01).