Comparison of muscle activation of lower extremity according to three weight-bearing conditions (Unit: %MVIC)
Muscle | Neutral | Medial | Lateral | F | p | Post-Hoc (p) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a vs. b | a vs. c | b vs. c | ||||||
Tibialis anterior | 5.91±2.19 | 5.28±2.22 | 4.33±2.38 | 7.839 | 0.002 |
0.205 | 0.003 |
0.007 |
Peroneus longus | 32.60±10.91 | 31.65±10.49 | 23.42±11.50 | 4.019 | 0.031 |
0.818 | 0.003 |
0.059 |
Medial gastrocnemius | 39.09±11.00 | 35.72±9.91 | 28.10±5.70 | 7.459 | 0.003 |
0.235 | 0.008 |
0.009 |
Lateral gastrocnemius | 30.24±11.86 | 26.61±13.85 | 23.45±10.61 | 2.790 | 0.081 | - | - | - |
Mean±SD. Neutral: neutral weight-bearing, Medial: medial weight-bearing, Lateral: lateral weight-bearing. *p<0.05.