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