Table 2. %MVC values before and after exercises (n=9).
| Muscle | GM exercises and TS exercises | TS exercises only | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre Mean (SD) | 4 weeks Mean (SD) | Pre Mean (SD) | 4 weeks Mean (SD) | ||
| Heel strike | GM | 21.5 (11.8) | 33.4 (11.5)* | 17.7 (12.7) | 22.1 (14.4) |
| VMO | 27.1 (11.2) | 40.3 (9.7)* | 21.3 (16.2) | 26.2 (7.4) | |
| TA | 29.4 (10.8) | 29.4 (9.8) | 21.9 (12.4) | 28.4 (8.8) | |
| AbdH | 16.2 (6.8) | 17 (9.5) | 18.3 (8.8) | 20.5 (6) | |
| Foot flat | GM | 17.7 (13.3) | 18.2 (10.7) | 10.8 (6.4) | 12.8 (4.9) |
| VMO | 26.8 (18.5) | 22.2 (7.8) | 13 (4.6) | 15.9 (4.2) | |
| TA | 15.1 (8.9) | 17.5 (9.5) | 16.1 (13.1) | 16.8 (10.6) | |
| AbdH | 15.9 (9.5) | 22.3 (9.9) | 18.6 (10.2) | 22.3 (7) | |
| Toe off | GM | 11.5 (13.3) | 14 (10.2) | 10 (8.7) | 16.3 (12.1) |
| VMO | 12 (8.4) | 14.4 (5.5) | 12.9 (13.2) | 17.9 (14.2) | |
| TA | 16.9 (7.7) | 15.2 (3.4) | 15.8 (16.1) | 11 (5) | |
| AbdH | 28.5 (11.1) | 41.6 (10.3)* | 28 (14.4) | 39.6 (11.4)* | |
GM: gluteus maximus, VMO: vastus medialis, AbdH: abductor hallucis, TS: toe spread, SD: standard deviation,MVC: maximal voluntary contraction
﹡p<0.05