Table 1: Comparison of baseline variables between the EQI, ECC and control group.
| Outcome Variables |
EQI
Group (n = 15) |
ECC
Group (n = 15) |
Control
Group (n = 16) |
Difference |
| Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
F-Value |
p |
| ATT
(mm) |
4.782 |
0.526 |
4.880 |
0.496 |
4.760 |
0.648 |
0.196 |
0.823 |
| ATS
(kPa) |
127.044 |
22.853 |
117.551 |
15.364 |
115.640 |
12.831 |
1.870 |
0.166 |
| MGFL
(cm) |
5.118 |
0.911 |
4.983 |
0.703 |
5.210 |
0.606 |
0.359 |
0.701 |
| MGPA
(°) |
20.9 |
2.063 |
20.033 |
2.310 |
19.438 |
2.489 |
1.578 |
0.218 |
| MGT
(cm) |
1.959 |
0.337 |
1.843 |
0.340 |
1.876 |
0.262 |
0.546 |
0.583 |
| LGFL
(cm) |
5.339 |
0.560 |
4.993 |
0.737 |
5.499 |
0.883 |
1.870 |
0.166 |
| LGPA
(°) |
14.000 |
3.793 |
14.100 |
2.123 |
13.188 |
1.948 |
0.524 |
0.596 |
| LGT
(cm) |
1.407 |
0.446 |
1.178 |
0.243 |
1.279 |
0.249 |
1.871 |
0.166 |
| ODF
(°) |
10.600 |
3.019 |
12.670 |
4.776 |
12.560 |
4.993 |
1.075 |
0.350 |
| CDF
(°) |
18.930 |
5.824 |
20.130 |
4.172 |
21.560 |
7.865 |
0.702 |
0.501 |
| CS
(Nm) |
228.387 |
51.503 |
237.434 |
58.882 |
228.592 |
62.260 |
0.121 |
0.886 |
| ES
(Nm) |
221.372 |
50.077 |
232.705 |
62.823 |
222.979 |
64.004 |
0.161 |
0.852 |
| IS(Nm) |
194.256 |
49.299 |
195.824 |
47.654 |
194.186 |
51.156 |
0.005 |
0.995 |
| Time
under tension (s) |
122.639 |
46.702 |
113.127 |
34.743 |
109.398 |
44.934 |
0.396 |
0.676 |
Total
torque impulse
(Nm s/MVIC) |
93.173 |
37.141 |
86.249 |
26.307 |
82.720 |
34.560 |
0.399 |
0.674 |
| Angular
velocity (°/s) |
-1.181 |
0.711 |
-1.075 |
0.243 |
-1.166 |
0.459 |
0.194 |
0.825 |
ATS – Achilles tendon stiffness; ATT – Achilles tendon thickness; CDF – closed kinetic chain ankle dorsiflexion; CS – concentric strength; ECC – eccentric; EQI – eccentric quasi-isometric; ES – eccentric strength; IS – isometric strength; LGFL – lateral gastrocnemius fascicle length; LGPA – lateral gastrocnemius pennation angle; LGT – lateral gastrocnemius thickness; MGFL – medial gastrocnemius fascicle length; MGPA – medial gastrocnemius pennation angle; MGT – medial gastrocnemius thickness; ODF – open kinetic chain ankle dorsiflexion; SD – standard deviation
