U.S., Aug. 5 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07745452) titled 'Acute Changes in Gastrocnemius Muscle Stiffness' on July 30.
Brief Summary: This study evaluated how different exercise and rest schedules during calf-raise exercise affected the stiffness of the calf muscle in trained volleyball athletes. It also examined how muscle stiffness changed during a five-minute recovery period in which percussive therapy was applied.
Thirty volleyball athletes, including 15 women and 15 men, completed three exercise sessions in a randomized order. During each session, participants performed repeated calf raises for a total period of five minutes using one of three work-to-rest schedules: 30 seconds of exe...