The Influence of Plantar Short Foot Muscle Exercises on the Lower Extremity Muscle Strength and Power in Proximal Segments of the Kinematic Chain in Long-Distance Runners

Table 3

Results of flexors to extensors ratio in the isokinetic dynamometer measurement at baseline and after 6 weeks of exercising.

Outcome Measure		Group 1	P	Group 2	P	P
		Flx/Ext Ratio 90 (%)		Baseline			42.78 +/- 8.42		47.15 +/- 8.36		0.475
6 Week	52.15 +/- 12.90		0.002	52.11 +/- 10.10	0.315	0.999
Flx/Ext Ratio 160 (%)	Baseline	44.56 +/- 10.45		52.07 +/- 7.54		0.164
	6 Week	51.78 +/- 14.72	0.117	55.45 +/- 14.16	0.794	0.737
Flx/Ext Ratio 240 (%)	Baseline	46.67 +/- 10.71		49.17 +/- 6.26		0.906
	6 Week	53.07 +/- 16.46	0.151	52.80 +/- 13.46	0.720	0.999

P: p-value.
between baseline and 6 week.
between study groups.