Table 4 Normalized integrated EMG (mean ± standard deviation) during dynamic balance test. Results show significant difference from control socks condition are in bold. Statistical results are presented in Table 5

Control socks

Right TA

0.73 ± 0.30

0.80 ± 0.28

0.76 ± 0.20

0.75 ± 0.28

0.73 ± 0.22

0.86 ± 0.45

0.69 ± 0.25

0.74 ± 0.24

Right PL

0.68 ± 0.23

0.73 ± 0.23

0.77 ± 0.21

0.77 ± 0.20

0.75 ± 0.23

0.84 ± 0.41

0.74 ± 0.17

0.77 ± 0.17

Right MG

0.75 ± 0.25

0.84 ± 0.30

0.84 ± 0.25

0.89 ± 0.22

0.95 ± 0.32

0.99 ± 0.54

0.88 ± 0.23

0.97 ± 0.22

Left TA

0.66 ± 0.22

0.78 ± 0.29

0.87 ± 0.35

0.84 ± 0.32

0.75 ± 0.20

0.88 ± 0.38

0.79 ± 0.18

0.78 ± 0.23

Left PL

0.74 ± 0.26

0.76 ± 0.20

0.85 ± 0.25

0.85 ± 0.23

0.79 ± 0.24

0.88 ± 0.36

0.81 ± 0.20

0.80 ± 0.22

Left MG

0.73 ± 0.30

0.79 ± 0.30

0.87 ± 0.24

0.83 ± 0.22

0.86 ± 0.24

0.90 ± 0.36

0.83 ± 0.29

0.81 ± 0.26

Ankle compression socks

Right TA

0.59 ± 0.24

0.76 ± 0.25

0.69 ± 0.19

0.69 ± 0.16

0.68 ± 0.18

0.68 ± 0.18

0.67 ± 0.20

0.72 ± 0.19

Right PL

0.54 ± 0.20

0.68 ± 0.18

0.67 ± 0.16

0.67 ± 0.16

0.64 ± 0.16

0.64 ± 0.19

0.64 ± 0.16

0.69 ± 0.18

Right MG

0.65 ± 0.23

0.74 ± 0.20

0.73 ± 0.22

0.76 ± 0.27

0.80 ± 0.32

0.80 ± 0.19

0.76 ± 0.23

0.84 ± 0.32

Left TA

0.54 ± 0.16

0.80 ± 0.21

0.73 ± 0.12

0.78 ± 0.16

0.65 ± 0.13

0.68 ± 0.22

0.73 ± 0.22

0.76 ± 0.10

Left PL

0.61 ± 0.21

0.78 ± 0.25

0.76 ± 0.18

0.77 ± 0.22

0.74 ± 0.20

0.74 ± 0.26

0.72 ± 0.21

0.80 ± 0.20

Left MG

0.61 ± 0.23

0.69 ± 0.20

0.81 ± 0.22

0.74 ± 0.23

0.75 ± 0.23

0.83 ± 0.30

0.68 ± 0.20

0.93 ± 0.38

Calf compression socks

Right TA

0.62 ± 0.26

0.66 ± 0.23

0.74 ± 0.26

0.65 ± 0.16

0.63 ± 0.14

0.66 ± 0.21

0.66 ± 0.21

0.74 ± 0.24

Right PL

0.51 ± 0.15

0.58 ± 0.15

0.64 ± 0.20

0.61 ± 0.14

0.59 ± 0.14

0.63 ± 0.15

0.63 ± 0.18

0.67 ± 0.21

Right MG

0.57 ± 0.17

0.73 ± 0.23

0.86 ± 0.32

0.83 ± 0.31

0.82 ± 0.34

0.82 ± 0.25

0.87 ± 0.27

0.90 ± 0.41

Left TA

0.50 ± 0.16

0.62 ± 0.19

0.72 ± 0.23

0.62 ± 0.13

0.70 ± 0.19

0.68 ± 0.16

0.66 ± 0.17

0.72 ± 0.24

Left PL

0.56 ± 0.26

0.67 ± 0.26

0.77 ± 0.36

0.68 ± 0.25

0.74 ± 0.29

0.73 ± 0.33

0.73 ± 0.30

0.77 ± 0.33

Left MG

0.63 ± 0.23

0.74 ± 0.31

0.87 ± 0.28

0.78 ± 0.34

0.83 ± 0.33

0.82 ± 0.24

0.80 ± 0.23

0.83 ± 0.33

Ankle sleeves

Right TA

0.62 ± 0.24

0.70 ± 0.21

0.68 ± 0.37

0.72 ± 0.25

0.83 ± 0.27

0.66 ± 0.21

0.74 ± 0.31

0.69 ± 0.24

Right PL

0.53 ± 0.20

0.58 ± 0.26

0.59 ± 0.22

0.59 ± 0.18

0.72 ± 0.32

0.60 ± 0.24

0.65 ± 0.32

0.57 ± 0.19

Right MG

0.58 ± 0.17

0.67 ± 0.16

0.80 ± 0.27

0.73 ± 0.26

0.86 ± 0.30

0.77 ± 0.29

0.76 ± 0.25

0.73 ± 0.25

Left TA

0.61 ± 0.22

0.67 ± 0.17

0.74 ± 0.24

0.69 ± 0.29

0.82 ± 0.24

0.65 ± 0.14

0.76 ± 0.29

0.74 ± 0.21

Left PL

0.65 ± 0.27

0.69 ± 0.20

0.69 ± 0.24

0.71 ± 0.18

0.82 ± 0.24

0.68 ± 0.21

0.73 ± 0.26

0.71 ± 0.26

Left MG

0.59 ± 0.25

0.72 ± 0.22

0.65 ± 0.21

0.72 ± 0.24

0.83 ± 0.26

0.72 ± 0.22

0.78 ± 0.18

0.73 ± 0.18