Comparison of ankle dorsiflexion, strength, WBLT increment among groups (n=45)
PIR group | Foam roller group | Stretching group | F | p | |
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DF ROM (°) | 6.47± 5.36 | 9.87± 6.07 | 5.20± 2.73 | 3.590 | 0.036 |
Strength (kg) | 3.07± 1.98 | 1.67± 1.23 | 1.87± 1.41 | 3.473 | 0.04 |
WBLT (cm) | 2.74± 1.26 | 2.64± 2.55 | 4.27± 1.57 | 3.453 | 0.04 |
DF ROM: dorsiflexion range of motion, WBLT: Weight-bearing Lunge Test. Data are presented as mean±standard deviation. *p<0.05.