Table 1. Body and tibialis anterior (TA) muscle weight of Wistar rats. Data are means (±SD). Groups Body weight (g) Injured TA (g) Contra lateral TA (g) Injury + Cryotherapy 328 (13) .70 (.07) .66 (.05) Injury + Compression 324 (12) .69 (.05) .67 (.08) Injury 293 (19) .55 (.03) †  .51 (.03) Cryotherapy 302 (17) .52 (.04) .53 (.03) †  p = 0.004 compared with Contra lateral TA.