Modulations of Foot and Ankle Frontal Kinematics for Breaking and Propulsive Movement Characteristics during Side-Step Cutting with Varying Midsole Thicknesses
Table 1
Temporal-spatial variables and ankle inversion at each of the critical events during side cutting movement for the three midsole thicknesses (thin, medium, and thick).
Thickness
Thickness effects
Thin
Medium
Thick
Temporal variables
Total leading stance duration (sec)
0.63 ± 0.13
0.60 ± 0.15
0.62 ± 0.15
0.15
Breaking impulse duration of the leading stance phase (sec)
0.33 ± 0.13
0.30 ± 0.14
0.32 ± 0.12
0.28
Propulsive impulse duration of the leading stance phase (sec)
0.31 ± 0.08
0.31 ± 0.07
0.31 ± 0.07
0.92
Leading step time (sec)
0.53 ± 0.07
0.55 ± 0.07
0.54 ± 0.07
0.41
Spatial variables
Leading step length (cm)
138.89 ± 25.19
145.67 ± 23.31
141.31 ± 26.96
0.31
Ankle inversion
At the beginning of the leading stance phase
7.82 ± 5.82
8.91 ± 4.92
11.82 ± 6.55
0.016
At the end of the leading stance phase
10.37 ± 5.28
11.73 ± 4.81
16.27 ± 5.36
0.013
Note. Values are expressed as means ± SD. values for comparisons between thin, medium, and thick midsole conditions. indicates a significant difference.
