Table 1

Peroneus longus muscle activity

VariableConditionMean (SE)P value
Peak activity (µV)Barefoot247 (±19.1)
Tape (barefoot)249 (±16.1)0.891
Shoe367 (±21.6)0.000*
Tape and shoe337 (±19.0)0.000*
Average activity (µV)Barefoot70.0 (±5.89)
Tape (barefoot)77.6 (±5.79)0.059
Shoe109 (±7.27)0.000*
Tape and shoe109 (±6.83)0.000*
Latency (ms)Barefoot183 (±8.59)
Tape (barefoot)200 (±6.43)0.074
Shoe205 (±6.53)0.026*
Tape and shoe197 (±6.16)0.082
  • *Indicates a significant difference (p<0.05) compared with the barefoot condition.