Figure 3.

Normalized vastus medialis obliquus activity. *Main effect for phase: independent of brace setting, electromyographic activity (EMG) for the descending phase was significantly less than the ascending phase (P < .05). †Main effect of brace setting: independent of phase, EMG activity for the low-resistance and medium- resistance brace settings was significantly less than under the no- brace condition (P < .05). VMO indicates vastus medial obliquus muscle; MVIC, maximum voluntary isometric contraction.