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Table 2 Activity of the peroneus longus and the tibialis anterior muscle (mean ± SD), N = 34, CI = 95 % confidence intervals for the paired differences

From: The influence of insoles with a peroneal pressure point on the electromyographic activity of tibialis anterior and peroneus longus during gait

  

Control

Sensorimotor insole

Paired difference

95 % CI

P-value (2-tailed)

Peroneus longus

Initial contact

time (% stance phase)

0.48 ± 4.53

1.53 ± 4.54

1.95 ± 2.67

1.05–2.85

0.179

amplitude (% MVC)

28.78 ± 10.73

27.17 ± 10.09

−1.61 ± 3.43

−2.76– −0.46

0.117

Mid-stance

time (% stance phase)

–

29.67 ± 4.51

–

–

–

amplitude (% MVC)

16.47 ± 7.51

21.79 ± 9.98

5.33 ± 6.08

3.29–7.37

<0.001

Push-off

time (% stance phase)

74.32 ± 6.04

74.50 ± 8.03

0.18 ± 6.10

−1.87–2.23

0.890

amplitude (% MVC)

68.96 ± 21.00

65.80 ± 20.66

0.17 ± 7.67

−2.41–2.75

0.920

Tibialis anterior

Initial contact

amplitude (% MVC) at 0 % stance phase

39.08 ± 9.87

37.04 ± 9.55

2.04 ± 8.27

−0.74–4. 82

0.160

Mid-stance

amplitude (% MVC) at 30 % stance phase

4.40 ± 3.38

4.56 ± 3.31

−0.16 ± 3.63

−1.38–1.06

0.797