Table 3. IEMG during the braking phase (unit: %MVC).
175g 255g 335g 415g p-value
Vastus lateralis 0.5±0.14 0.49±0.14 0.60±0.25 0.52±0.23 0.173
Vastus medialis 0.49±0.08 0.45±0.07 0.46±0.07 0.48±0.10 0.211
Rectus femoris 0.36±0.16 0.36±0.15 0.36±0.17 0.39±0.19 0.458
Biceps femoris 0.47±0.17 0.44±0.22 0.42±0.16 0.47±0.22 0.632
Semitendinosus 0.43±0.10 0.35±0.11 0.38±0.12 0.46±0.07 0.179
Tibialis anterior 0.32±0.08 0.27±0.12 0.28±0.15 0.31±0.12 0.344
Gastrocnemius lateralis 0.51±0.14 0.51±0.14 0.53±0.11 0.59±0.10 0.243
Gastrocnemius medialis 0.43±0.16 0.49±0.19 0.50±0.13 0.50±0.13 0.468
Soleus muscles 0.55±0.09 0.53±0.10 0.57±0.08 0.59±0.10 0.099
* Significant differences (p<0.05) between shoes of different masses during the braking phase.