Table 4. IEMG during the push-off phase (unit: %MVC).
175g 255g 335g 415g p-value
Vastus lateralis 11±0.06 10±0.03 15±0.10 16±0.15 0.349
Vastus medialis 10±0.07 8±0.02 11±0.02 10±0.04 0.573
Rectus femoris 9±0.05 9±0.04 9±0.03 9±0.03 0.605
Biceps femoris 47±0.17 54±0.29 57±0.26 67±0.35 0.380
Semitendinosus 37±0.18 39±0.17 44±0.21 50±0.11 0.040*
Tibialis anterior 10±0.06 11±0.07 13±0.09 13±0.09 0.050
Gastrocnemius lateralis 38±0.13 39±0.09 45±0.12 48±0.11 0.014*
Gastrocnemius medialis 45±0.06 48±0.09 48±0.09 51±0.07 0.326
Soleus muscles 40±0.08 38±0.07 49±0.08 47±0.09 0.041*
* Significant differences (p<0.05) between shoes of different mass during the push-off phase.