Research Article

Effects of Running Surface Stiffness on Three-Segment Foot Kinematics Responses with Different Shod Conditions

Table 3

Effects of running surface on peak MLA, MLA, relative to ROM, PFS, and stance time.

RubberArtificial grassConcrete value
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSD

MSPeak MLA angle (°)166.2423.319167.7453.046167.5186.3660.630
MLA relative ROM (°)7.6483.4114.6233.1288.2902.0450.109
Plantar fascia strain (×10-3)89.43432.5491.19522.8089.85421.170.977
Stance time (×10-3 s)278.325.2254.212.4250.022.40.092

HSPeak MLA angle (°)156.7433.12157.1753.57161.3184.020.057
MLA relative ROM (°)5.3582.585.9983.107.1351.560.414
Plantar fascia strain (×10-3)71.25517.5078.63035.0370.63217.830.949
Stance time (×10-3 s)260.89.2247.524.0278.334.90.090