Table 8. Parameters of the included human studies.
| First author, Year |
n |
Gender |
Muscle group |
Intensity (% of MVC) |
Speed (°/s) Stretch/shortening |
Range of Motion (°) Stretch/shortening |
Joint angle at beginning (°) |
| M |
F |
| Blanpied, 1995 |
22 |
0 |
22 |
Triceps surae |
60 (VC) |
50/180, 100/180, 150/180 |
30/30 |
10 PF |
| Fortuna, 2017 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
Adductor pollicis |
50-60 (ES) |
30/15, 30/20, 30/30, 30/60 |
30/30 |
0 |
| Fortuna, 2018 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
Adductor pollicis |
50-60 (ES) |
15/60, 60/60, 120/60 |
30/30 |
0 |
| Fukutani, 2015a |
12 |
12 |
0 |
Triceps surae |
25 (ES) |
60/90 |
30/30 |
15 PF |
| Fukutani, 2015b |
12 |
12 |
0 |
Triceps surae |
25 (ES) |
60/30, 60/120 |
30/30 |
15 PF |
| Fukutani, 2016 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
Qudriceps femoris |
25 (ES) |
18/90 |
60/60 |
80 |
| Fukutani, 2017 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
Triceps surae |
25 (ES) |
45/45 |
30/30 |
15 PF |
| Hahn, 2018 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
Triceps surae |
32,9 (ES) |
120/120 |
15/15 |
5 PF |
| Seiberl, 2015 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
Adductor pollicis |
50-60 (ES) |
103, 152, 170 |
30/10, 30/20, 30/30 |
0 |
| Svantesson, 1994 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
Triceps surae |
100 (VC) |
120/120, 240/240 |
47/47 |
35 PF |
| Svantesson, 1995 |
77 |
48 |
29 |
Triceps surae |
100 (VC) |
120/120, 240/240 |
40/40 |
30 PF |
ES: Electrical stimulation, VC: Voluntary contraction, PF: Plantar flexion
