Table 1. Changes in range of motion, passive torque at the onset of pain, and passive stiffness before and after dynamic stretching. Values are expressed as median (interquartile range).
Condition
Outcome measure
PRE
POST0
POST15
POST30
POST45
POST60
POST75
POST90
Experimental group (n = 12)
ROM (°)
84.9 (77.5–90.0)
92.5* (86.0–97.4)
94.0* (86.0–98.9)
91.9* (85.7–99.6)
91.5* (85.5–98.9)
91.0* (83.7–96.9)
90.5* (84.7–95.2)
89.4* (85.4–95.4)
PT at the onset of pain (Nm)
27.9 (24.5–35.7)
33.6* (26.5–41.5)
32.5* (26.4–41.3)
30.7 (25.8–36.0)
30.7 (25.6–38.6)
30.6 (25.4–36.4)
30.0 (23.7–38.1)
29.8 (25.0–36.8)
Passive stiffness (Nm/°)
.388 (.336–.491)
.372* (.296–.447)
.344* (.290–.435)
.337* (.290–.377)
.335* (.284–.403)
.324* (.306–.426)
.329* (.276–.423)
.336* (.287–.387)
Control group (n = 12)
ROM (°)
82.8 (81.0–89.6)
84.9 (79.7–92.0)
82.9 (80.7–91.8)
82.5 (81.0–91.1)
83.5 (81.7–91.9)
83.9 (81.7–91.8)
84.4 (82.5–90.4)
83.5 (81.7–91.1)
PT at the onset of pain (Nm)
24.8 (22.1–32.4)
23.9 (22.9–33.1)
25.1 (22.1–30.8)
23.9 (22.3–30.7)
23.9 (21.9–32.8)
23.7 (22.5–31.8)
24.4 (21.8–31.8)
23.9 (22.2–31.2)
Passive stiffness (Nm/°)
.366 (.290–.410)
.351 (.299–.422)
.358 (.274–.410)
.342 (.285–.404)
.340 (.279–.410)
.332 (.284–.411)
.330 (.280–.401)
.320 (.279–.403)
ROM, range of motion; PT, passive torque; PRE, before stretching; POST, after stretching. The asterisk indicates a significant (p < 0.05) difference value.