Table 1.
Peak muscle strength of the hamstring before and after stretching of the contrary quadriceps muscle in the three groups [mean ± SEM (95% CI)].
Static
Dynamic
Control
P
value
(group x time)
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Con60 (Nm)
156 ± 6
(142-169)
158 ± 7
(144-172)
156 ± 6
(143-168)
153 ± 5
(142-175)
160 ± 6
(148-171)
155 ± 5
(143-166)
>0.05
Con240 (Nm)
99 ± 4
(91-108)
98 ± 4
(91-107)
97 ± 4
(90-105)
96 ± 5
(86-106)
94 ± 4
(86-103)
93 ± 5
(83-102)
>0.05
Ecc60 (Nm)
198 ± 8
(182-214)
196 ± 8
(180-213)
195 ± 10
(174-215)
188 ± 8
(172-204)
197 ± 8
(180-214)
189 ± 8
(172-206)
>0.05
Ecc240 (Nm)
178 ± 6
(166-191)
172 ± 7
(158-187)
166 ± 5
(156-177)
169 ± 7
(154-183)
178 ± 8
(161-196)
177 ± 8
(160-194)
>0.05
Con: Concentric; Ecc: Eccentric; 60: 60°/sec angular velocity; 240: 240°/sec angular velocity; Nm: Newton-meter.