Table 1. Intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscles exercise protocol for the intervention groups.
Muscle | Position | Frequency per week | |||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | ||
Tibial posterior | Lying | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x30 r | 3x30 r |
Long flexor of the hallux | Lying | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x30 r | 3x30 r |
Intrinsic | Sitting-bipedal | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x30 r | 3x30 r |
Intrinsic | Sitting-unipedal | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x15 r | 3x30 r | 3x30 r |
Intrinsic | Sitting-unipedal | 3x30 s | 3x30 s | 3x30 s | 3x30 s | 3x60 s | 3x60 s |
Intrinsic and extrinsic | Standing-bipedal | 3x30 s | 3x30 s | 3x30 s | 3x30 s | 3x60 s | 3x60 s |
Intrinsic and extrinsic | Standing-unipedal | 3x30 s | 3x30 s | 3x30 s | 3x30 s | 3x60 s | 3x60 s |
r=repetitions; s=seconds; #=Stance shown in the Figure 1 panel.