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.