Table 1. Average values of flexion-extension of the knee, RF and VAM EMG linear envelop and vertical ground reaction force for the three conditions of testing. Data are means (±SD).
|
SNOW |
SKIER’S EDGE |
SKIMAGIC |
| KNEE ANGLE (°) |
MAX |
135.7 (5.5) |
148.6 (13.2) |
139.9 (8.5) |
|
MIN |
94.6 (6.4) |
91.9 (19.1) |
109.4 (12) |
|
DELTA |
41.1 (5.6) * |
56.7 (15.5) † |
30.5 (8.6) |
|
|
SNOW |
SKIER’S EDGE |
SKIMAGIC |
| MEAN EMG (%MVC) |
VAM |
65.4 (13.2) *† |
38.7 (16.7) |
33.4 (21.8) |
|
RF |
42.6 (14.2) |
25.1 (12.7) |
21.0 (19.1) |
|
|
SNOW |
SKIER’S EDGE |
SKIMAGIC |
| VERTICAL GRF (N] |
MEAN |
401.4 (91.3) *† |
278.4 (53.0) * |
256.8 (46.4) |
|
PEAK |
1056.0 (163.3) *† |
731.7 (266.4) * |
562.6 (74.1) |
† p < 0.01 compared with SKIMAGIC* p < 0 .05 compared with SKIER’S EDGE
