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Table 1 Spatiotemporal and leg mechanical characteristics (mean (SD))

From: The effect of leg compression garments on the mechanical characteristics and performance of single-leg hopping in healthy male volunteers

 

Garment

No Garment

Sham

Start

End

Start

End

Start

End

Flight phase (ms)*

115 (24)

103 (231)

115 (22)

99 (24)

111 (22)

100 (24)

Loading phase (ms)

166 (16)

167 (18)

165 (14)

170 (22)

168 (17)

171 (18)

Contact phase (ms)*

339 (24)

351 (25)

340 (22)

355 (27)

344 (25)

355 (26)

zf (mm)*

17 (7)

14 (6)

17 (7)

13 (6)

16 (6)

13 (7)

zl (mm)*

46 (7)

42 (8)

46 (8)

41 (7)

45 (7)

41 (8)

FzN (N.kg−1)

24.0 (2.6)

23.8 (2.8)

24.2 (2.7)

23.5 (3.0)

23.9 (2.4)

23.3 (2.7)

kN (N.kg−1.m−1)*

539.4 (67.0)

607.6 (135.7)

544.1 (74.2)

611.8 (123.4)

550.0 (86.8)

595.1 (101.4)

  1. zf - vertical displacement of the COM during flight phase; zl - vertical displacement of the COM during loading phase; FzN - Normalised Peak Vertical Ground Reaction Force (N.kg−1); kN - Normalised Vertical Leg Stiffness; *Statistically significant difference between start and end periods for each hopping condition (p < 0.01).
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISSN: 2052-1847

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