Table 2

Tibialis anterior muscle activity

VariableConditionMean (SE)P value
Peak activity (µV)Barefoot125 (±14.8)
Tape (barefoot)125 (±11.5)0.976
Shoe167 (±15.8)0.010*
Tape and shoe163 (±15.8)0.027*
Average activity (µV)Barefoot31.5 (±4.41)
Tape (barefoot)33.9 (±3.86)0.527
Shoe39.9 (±3.64)0.012*
Tape and shoe37.5 (±2.81)0.069
Latency (ms)Barefoot214 (±6.11)
Tape (barefoot)221 (±4.78)0.383
Shoe221 (±3.98)0.353
Tape and Shoe215 (±3.97)0.917
  • *Indicates a significant difference (p<0.05) compared with the barefoot condition.