Table 1.
Effect of static stretching on shear modulus values of gastrocnemius and AT.
Measurement parts
Transducer location
Pre-stretching
(kPa)
Post-stretching
(kPa)
Percentage change (%)
Cohen’s d
P
values
MG
Pro
28.37±15.13
17.22±6.71
34.12±17.35
0.95
0.000
Mid
18.11±6.94
13.56±3.58
22.45±14.08
0.82
0.000
Dis
25.67±17.54
16.92±6.98
25.27±20.63
0.66
0.000
LG
Pro
32.94±13.69
19.46±9.33
37.71±19.61
1.15
0.000
Mid
23.72±8.69
15.77±5.51
30.47±16.80
1.09
0.000
Dis
22.18±10.98
16.59±6.98
22.13±11.38
0.61
0.000
AT
0cm
430.56±53.25
512.15±64.14
19.53±12.94
-1.38
0.000
3cm
400.14±50.49
465.32±56.90
17.01±13.01
-1.21
0.000
6cm
396.81±65.34
487.06±55.50
25.73±20.72
-1.49
0.000
Pro: Proximal, Mid: middle, Dis: distal.