Plantarflexion angle (n=35, mean (SD)) during the landing phase of the running cycle
| Variable | Test condition | Combined conditions | ||||||
| SI− | SI+ | VI− | VI+ | S | V | I− | I+ | |
| Initial contact minus 10% †*‡** (mm) | −30.2 (26.4) | −14.2 (28.3) | −21.8 (25.4) | −2.8 (23.4) | −22.2 (28.3) | 12.3 (26.0) | −26.0 (25.4) | −8.5 (26.1) |
| Initial contact ‡**(mm) | 0.5 (18.7) | 7.9 (14.8) | 1.0 (19.9) | 10.5 (19.4) | 4.2 (17.1) | 5.7 (20.1) | 0.7 (19.2) | 9.2 (17.2) |
*p<0.05, **p<0.001.
†Footwear main effect.
‡Instruction main effect.
A positive value is indicative of a more plantarflexed foot position denoted by the fifth metatarsal marker being lower than the calcaneus marker on the z-axis.